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- FontLook 2.0
-
- Glenn Alcott
- 86-22 60th Road
- Elmhurst, NY 11373
- CIS: 76044,747
-
- FontLook is a utility to display on screen and print samples of any or all of
- your Windows fonts.
-
- To install the program, simply copy FONTLOOK.EXE to any directory. There are
- no other files necessary.
-
- To run the program, choose File Run from the Windows Program Manager and enter
- FONTLOOK, preceded by the path name if necessary. Of course, if you plan to
- use it often it is more convenient to add it to your Program Manager desktop
- and run it from the icon.
-
-
- The Main Window
-
- You may scroll through the list of available fonts to see samples on the
- screen. The size of the sample may be changed by typing in the size box
- underneath the sample window or by using the small arrows to increment and
- decrement the size by one point. You may see the font in bold and/or italic by
- checking those boxes; this will also affect the "Large Sample", "Font Map" and
- "Show All Selected" windows. The sample text box is editable just by clicking
- on it; you may delete and add text using normal Windows editing methods.
- Edited sample text will be retained only for the duration of the program; it
- will not be saved when you exit.
-
- Underneath the sample window the program shows the type of the font (TrueType,
- Adobe Type 1, or printer-resident) and the styles available.
-
-
- Other Display Windows
-
- The other display windows are accessible with the tab control at the bottom of
- the screen, or by pressing the Alt key with the highlighted letter (i.e.,
- Alt-F for the Font Map). These windows are:
-
- 1) Large Sample: Displays, as you might guess, a larger sample of the
- currently highlighted font. It defaults to 24 points but may be changed. The
- text in this window is also editable.
-
- 2) Font Map: Shows a character map of the currently highlighted font, similar
- to the Character Map utility distributed with Windows, with the additional
- capability of displaying the font in bold, italic or both.
-
- 3) Show All Selected: Displays a line of text in each of the currently
- selected fonts. You may scroll through this window with the scroll bar or by
- using the PgUp, PgDn, Home and End keys. This window is not editable. Please
- note that if you have many fonts selected, this window may be slightly slow to
- display and scroll.
-
-
- Edit Sample Text Window
-
- In this window, you may edit the sample text for the different point sizes
- used on the Full Page Sample printout, as well as the text used in the screen
- samples and the title used on the pages of the Sample Text printout
-
-
- Printing
-
- To print, select fonts using the usual Windows selection methods (i.e.
- Ctrl-Click to choose several fonts, Shift-Click to choose a continuous range).
- If you want to print all your fonts, click on Select All. There are four types
- of printouts available, which are selected in the Print Options box:
-
- 1) Sample Text: Three lines for each font, as many fonts as will fit on each
- page, at the point size of your choice. The first two lines show the alphabet
- in upper and lower case, numbers and symbols. The third line uses the text you
- enter as Sample Text in the Edit Sample Text window. A title for these pages
- may be entered in the Edit Sample Text window on the Sample Title line; this
- is useful if you are printing a particular group of fonts and want to label
- it.
-
- 2) Character Charts: A full-page chart for each font, showing each
- character and its ASCII code number, printed at 16 points
-
- 3) Full Page Sample: This has three parts:
- a) One-line samples at sizes from 8 to 60 points
- b) Three-line samples (as in #1) including regular, bold, italic and bold
- italic, all at 12 points
- c) All extended characters
-
- 4) Text Paragraphs: A paragraph printed at user-selectable sizes from 7 to 14
- points, one page per font. Select the sizes you want in the Paragraph Point
- Size box. The program will only print as many paragraphs as can fit on a page;
- if you select too many sizes you may not get all of them.
-
- You may choose any or all printout each time you print by checking the
- appropriate box(es). If you choose more than one, they will be printed in the
- order listed above.
-
- For all printouts except #3, the bold and italic check boxes in the Print
- Options box will be observed.
-
- For printout #1, you may choose a point size from 1 to 60 points. Point sizes
- may be incremented in 1-point intervals using the arrows next to the point
- size box. However, be aware that choosing a large size may result in an
- overflow which will halt printing.
-
- A progress window will be displayed while printing. This has a Cancel button
- in case you decide to abort the print job. Response to the Cancel button is
- not always immediate but should be within one page.
-
- You may select a printer with the Print Setup option. If you change printers,
- the font list will be rebuilt to reflect the fonts available in the selected
- printer.
-
- The Heading Font option allows you to select the font to be used for headings
- on the printouts. Specifically, this is used for the font names on #1, ASCII
- codes on #2, section headings on #3 and paragraph headings on #4. As most
- headings are printed at 10 points, you should choose a font that is easily
- readable at that size. Choosing this option will select the currently
- highlighted font as the heading font, subject to your confirmation. The
- heading font defaults to Arial if it is found on your system; otherwise
- another font will be chosen (most likely the first one listed in your WIN.INI
- file).
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- REGISTRATION:
-
- FontLook is distributed as a completely functional program with no crippling
- whatsoever and no "nag screens" to annoy you. However, it represents a
- considerable effort on the part of the author and is not intended to be free.
-
- If you decide to keep and use this program, please print and mail the
- registration form below with the modest fee of $10.00. If you don't want to
- bother filling out the form, just send a check! Comments and suggestions via
- E-mail are also welcome.
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- FontLook 2.0
- Registration Form
-
-
- Name: __________________________________
-
- Company: _______________________________
-
- Address: _______________________________
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- City: __________________________________
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- State: ______ Zip: _______
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- Country: __________________
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- America Online ID: _________________________
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- Comments: _____________________________________________________________
- _______________________________________________________________________
- _______________________________________________________________________
-
- Registration fee: $10.00
-
- Please send to:
-
- Glenn Alcott
- 86-22 60th Road
- Elmhurst, NY 11373
- USA
-
- Thank you very much for registering!
-
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