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* Compose for Windows, V1.33 *
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* 13-Apr-1992 *
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Copyright (c) 1991-1992 by Digital Equipment Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
You are free to use and distribute Compose for noncommercial use
as long as:
* No fee is charged for use, copying, or distribution.
* The files are not modified in any way.
* All files are distributed together.
This software is distributed "AS IS". DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FUNCTIONALITY
OR DATA INTEGRITY OR PROTECTION. IN NO EVENT SHALL DIGITAL EQUIPMENT
CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE, OR
INABILITY TO USE, THIS SOFTWARE.
*** Version specific release notes are at the end of this file.
Compose is a Windows application with four major uses:
1. Allows easy mnemonic access to characters not found on your
keyboard such as "1 2" for the ╜ character, "c /" for the ó
character, "a^" for the Γ character.
2. Allows easy dialog box access to the individual characters of
a font. This can be quite helpful for symbol and dingbat fonts.
A listbox with all of the characters of a font is displayed;
double click on the desired character and it will be sent
to the current application. No more guessing or searching
around for symbol and dingbat font reference cards.
3. Allows easy access to the current date and time. A quick
mnemonic sequence of keys send the characters of the current
date and/or time to the current application.
4. Previewing of the many scalable typefaces (commercial and
public domain) that are available for Windows. You can preview
a font from a window or you can preview all the characters on
paper by printing the entire font in the point size and style
that you desire. Technical information about the font can also
be printed. There is also an option to print sample strings of
all fonts.
Installing Compose
If you have a previous version of Compose, you may want to
save your COMPOSE.DAT file. After installing Compose you can
compare the new COMPOSE.DAT with your old COMPOSE.DAT and update
it accordingly.
Copy the following files to your Windows directory:
COMPOSE.EXE
COMPOSE.HLP
COMPOSE.DAT
COMPOSE.TXT
CMPS_DLL.DLL
Starting Compose
You can start Compose in one of four ways:
1. From the DOS command line: WIN COMPOSE
2. Add Compose to a Program Group within the Program
Manager. Simply double-click on the Compose icon
that was added to the specified group.
3. Add Compose to your "load=" or "run=" line in WIN.INI
to start Compose automatically each time Windows
starts up.
4. Use the Program Manager's File/Run dialog box to
start it.
Compose Help
Once Compose has been started, you may get an overview of what
Compose is by selecting "Overview" from the "Help" menu.
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Files: COMPOSE.EXE Executable
CMPS_DLL.DLL DLL
COMPOSE.DAT Data file for compose sequences
COMPOSE.HLP Online help (WINHELP)
COMPOSE.TXT This file
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V1,33 13-Apr-1992
Corrected minor bug in Print Font Samples. Text was getting wrapped
inside an incorrectly sized rectangle.