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!Help file for Fonter
© Andrew Ayre 1994
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INTRODUCTION...
Fonter allows you to easily adjust the spacing between letters in outline
fonts.
The PD application !WFNConv converts CorelDraw fonts into RISC OS outline
fonts. Unfortunately, the spacings between the letters goes haywire. It is
not practical to use FontEd to adjust the widths of each character in each
font because there are over 120. If you work quickly, then it will take
around half an hour to do each font (speaking from experience!). Therefore
it will take you over 60 hours to do the lot!. With the aid of this
application, it will take you just over an hour! (less stress as well!)
USING...
Load onto the iconbar in the usual way. Fonter supports Acorn's !Help
application.
Drag a folder containing the IntMetrics and Outlines files (from inside
a !Fonts directory) onto the icon. A sample of the font will appear in the
window. Enter a value for the spacing (this is individual for each font, but
the ideal value will probably be in the range 0-200). Press RETURN or click
on OK to see the effect on the sample. The saving has already been done,
so when you are happy with the spacing, you can drag the folder containing
the next font onto the window or iconbar icon.
INFO...
When you click on OK or press RETURN, the IntMetrics is removed from the
Font Cache, altered, then put back. This means that if you have any
applications currently using the font that you are altering, then when their
windows are updated the spacings between the letters will change to reflect
the value that you entered. This can be used to your advantage, because you
could have a sample of the font at, say, 60pt in Draw to check the spacing
at large sizes as you alter it.
HINT...
If you have just converted the fonts from CorelDraw and have RISC OS 3+,
then don't forget that a lot of them are ideal candidates to have oblique
variants made using the procedure as described in BBC Acorn User, July 1993,
page 103. This can add around another 20 fonts to your collection.
FINALLY...
If you have any problems, ideas, etc. you can contact me at:
Andrew Ayre
24 Skirbeck Road,
Gillshill Road,
Hull.
East Yorkshire.
HU8 0HR
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You may freely copy this software as long as none of the files are altered
or tampered with, and no profit is made.
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