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- * F O N T L O A D E R *
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- WHAT'S NEW:
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- Version 1.40
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- The two font effects that were added in version 1.31 are now in the
- documentation.
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- The new "-WT" Width Table option can create an ASCII text file of font
- information. See WIDTHTBL.TXT.
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- "-AW" Adjust Weight option has been added to change the weight of a font. The
- weight is a value in the font that LaserJets use to distinguish between fonts.
- Normal fonts usually have a weight of 0. Bold are usually 3.
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- Version 1.31
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- PRINTDOC.BAT now loads fewer fonts. 512K Laser printers can now print the
- documentation without encountering an out of memory error.
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- The ASCII file QUICK.DOC is added. It's a brief documentation file for those
- who want to know what FontLoader can do without printing the documentation.
- Also, REGISTER.FRM is added. It is an ASCII version of the registration form
- that is normally printed at the end of the documentation. You can copy this
- to your printer to make another copy without having to print the documentation
- again.
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- Two new font effects have been added but haven't made the documentation yet.
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- The first is "-RBM" Rotate Bit Pattern. It will rotate a font normally but
- will leave the font's orientation unchanged. This can allow you to mix
- portrait and landscape characters on a page. The characters will print in the
- original direction but will be rotated. To write a word you will have to
- write vertically. The spacing between the characters of the word is the line
- spacing.
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- The second font effect is "-N:#" Narrow / Thin. This effect removes "#"
- number of dots from the outside edge of each character. It's like the
- opposite of a bold character. Removing to many dots will make the character
- disappear. This option is best used on very large fonts.
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- Version 1.30
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- Outlines are documented and are for unregistered users.
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- Auto Adjust "-AA" is a new option for use with the white on black "-W" option.
- It makes white on black much easier to use. "-AA" automatically increases
- the cell height for a font. This adds black space above and below a font to
- fill in white space that would otherwise appear between lines.
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- Registered users now receive 3D and floating shadows. These can be combined
- with weights and outlines to produce many fine effects. Two examples are now
- in the title page of the documentation.
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- Registered users also receive an expanded set of weight effects. Over twenty
- in all. Also provided are outlines of any desired thickness.
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- Version 1.20
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- A reversed, White on black option has been added. For registered users,
- an outline option has been added to the previous weight option.
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- One bug has been fixed: passing file names on the command line with a ":" or
- "-: in the name.
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- The documentation has been expanded to give a brief overview about using soft
- fonts.
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- The Sprint file that creates the documentation in now included.
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- Version 1.10
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- Response files have been added. A response file is an ASCII text file of
- command lines. This allows multiple fonts to be loaded at once.
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- Two new font effects have been added. Fonts may be mirrored or turned upside
- down or both.
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- New parameter passing style with greater compatibility.
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- Two new options: "-C" clears printer with a reset (Esc E). "-D" deletes all
- soft fonts from the printers memory.
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- Printer error checking has been improved.
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- Previously there was a problem if a font was rotated to make an upside down
- font. This has been fixed.
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- Also scaling has been improved. The improvements aren't actually in the
- scaling but in the placement of the character. Fonts line up better.
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