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- Megafont Documentation
- v1.00
-
- OverView:
-
- Megafont is a program design for users to define their external
- 256 color VGA Fonts for THG Intro Maker v3.0. This program gives the user
- a chance to define a font from a picture he has drawn as letters for
- scrolling text. The largest font being a 50x50 font, the user has many
- options in front of them and is only limited by their imaginations.
- The First thing you come upon, is a request for a format of your
- picture. By determining the extension, the program then lists all files
- with that current extension in the current directory. Type in the file
- name of the picture you have drawn your font on. It will then display the
- picture after unpacking it, and giving you a box which moves with the mouse.
- By using the I-J-K-M keys, expand or shrink the box around one of your
- uniform letters. The Largest Box you may have is 50x50 and the smallest box
- is 5x5 pixels. After expanding or shrinking the box to your desired font
- size, press ESC or Q to quit.
- Next, is the Definition screen. This screen displays all the offsets
- and the current filename of which you are working with. Using ALT-H gives
- the user some on-line commands which are quite useful. From this screen you
- will either type the key, or move the mouse cursor and click the button on
- the character for which you wish to define. Remember, if you use the
- keyboard, CAPSLOCK does matter. You can use the PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN to copy
- the offsets of the upper to the lower case letters, and vice versa
- respectively. This is handy, but not necessary. Remember, your imagination
- can go wild here. The Program doesn't care what the picture is, it just
- wants your offsets.
- After pressing a key, or clicking on the letter you wish to define,
- the picture will be displayed, along with the Box which you created in the
- first Graphics screen. Move the cursor using the mouse or the keypad to
- the apprioriate letter or whatever and click the mouse button or hit ENTER.
- By hitting Q for Quit/Abort, it will not save the offset. This is built in
- for mistakes. Using the + and - keys, change the color of the definition
- box to whatever is the most visible. Also using the F1-F3 keys, you can
- change the overwrite method of the box from XOR,AND,OR respectively. This
- is also handy.
- After defining the letters you are going to use in your scroll,
- don't forget to save the coordinates in your .CRD file by using the ALT-S
- option from the Definition menu.
-
- Keys:
- In Graphics Mode
-
- F1 : XOR overwrite Mode
- F2 : AND overwrite Mode
- F3 : OR overwrite Mode
- + : Increase Color of Box
- - : Decrease Color of Box
- Q : Quit/Abort (Do not save
- offset)
- ESC, Right Mouse : Save Offset
- Button
- KeyPad : Move Box
-
-
- Definition Menu
-
- ALT-C : Clear A Char Definition
- ALT-L : Load a Coordinate File (.CRD)
- ALT-S : Save a Coordinate File (.CRD)
- ALT-U : Undo Last Definition Change
- ALT-V : View Picture
- ALT-W : Wipe ALL Character Defintions
- PAGEUP : Mirror Lower Case Definitions
- to Upper Case Definitiions
- PAGEDOWN : Mirror Upper Case Definitions
- to Lower Case Definitions
-
-
- Note :
- Documentation may suck, but it is an easy program to use. Just bare
- with it. You will get the feel for it. It isn't too hard. We use it
- almost everyday.