!AVSChars (!Aardvark Software Characters) has been designed and written to replace !Chars which is supplied as part of the RISC OS 3 applications. This is due to a number of inadequicies of the aforementioned program.
I have made some substantial improvements over the original !Chars, some of the more important ones are listed below.
- Dynamically resizes the window according to the font size.
- Allows editing of font sizes to allow zooming into characters.
- Allows control of the aspect ratio of the font.
- Much faster window update then !Chars.
- Allows you to press shift over the character to enter it.
Purpose:
The !AVSChars application helps you to enter characters that are not available on the keyboard; for example accented characters or special symbols.
Instructions:
To enter a character, position the mouse pointer over it and click SELECT (or press the SHIFT key). The character will be entered at the caret position as if it had been typed.
Use of the SHIFT key is suggested if you are trying to enter text into a writeable icon inside a menu, as clicking SELECT will cause the menu to disappear.
If you wish to see the characters in a different font, click MENU over the window.
To try the font in different sizes click SELECT on the magnifying glass icon in the toolbox. A window will open containing various sizes and it will also allow you to enter your own type size and aspect ratio.
Final:
If you have any bug reports (shock horror!) or ideas for improvements I can be contacted at the following address;
