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- * Compose for Windows, V1.33 *
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- * 13-Apr-1992 *
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- Copyright (c) 1991-1992 by Digital Equipment Corporation.
- All Rights Reserved.
-
- You are free to use and distribute Compose for noncommercial use
- as long as:
-
- * No fee is charged for use, copying, or distribution.
- * The files are not modified in any way.
- * All files are distributed together.
-
- This software is distributed "AS IS". DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
- DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
- IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FUNCTIONALITY
- OR DATA INTEGRITY OR PROTECTION. IN NO EVENT SHALL DIGITAL EQUIPMENT
- CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE, OR
- INABILITY TO USE, THIS SOFTWARE.
-
- *** Version specific release notes are at the end of this file.
-
- Compose is a Windows application with four major uses:
-
- 1. Allows easy mnemonic access to characters not found on your
- keyboard such as "1 2" for the ╜ character, "c /" for the ó
- character, "a^" for the Γ character.
-
- 2. Allows easy dialog box access to the individual characters of
- a font. This can be quite helpful for symbol and dingbat fonts.
- A listbox with all of the characters of a font is displayed;
- double click on the desired character and it will be sent
- to the current application. No more guessing or searching
- around for symbol and dingbat font reference cards.
-
- 3. Allows easy access to the current date and time. A quick
- mnemonic sequence of keys send the characters of the current
- date and/or time to the current application.
-
- 4. Previewing of the many scalable typefaces (commercial and
- public domain) that are available for Windows. You can preview
- a font from a window or you can preview all the characters on
- paper by printing the entire font in the point size and style
- that you desire. Technical information about the font can also
- be printed. There is also an option to print sample strings of
- all fonts.
-
-
- Installing Compose
-
- If you have a previous version of Compose, you may want to
- save your COMPOSE.DAT file. After installing Compose you can
- compare the new COMPOSE.DAT with your old COMPOSE.DAT and update
- it accordingly.
-
- Copy the following files to your Windows directory:
-
- COMPOSE.EXE
- COMPOSE.HLP
- COMPOSE.DAT
- COMPOSE.TXT
- CMPS_DLL.DLL
-
-
- Starting Compose
-
- You can start Compose in one of four ways:
-
- 1. From the DOS command line: WIN COMPOSE
-
- 2. Add Compose to a Program Group within the Program
- Manager. Simply double-click on the Compose icon
- that was added to the specified group.
-
- 3. Add Compose to your "load=" or "run=" line in WIN.INI
- to start Compose automatically each time Windows
- starts up.
-
- 4. Use the Program Manager's File/Run dialog box to
- start it.
-
-
- Compose Help
-
- Once Compose has been started, you may get an overview of what
- Compose is by selecting "Overview" from the "Help" menu.
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- Files: COMPOSE.EXE Executable
- CMPS_DLL.DLL DLL
- COMPOSE.DAT Data file for compose sequences
- COMPOSE.HLP Online help (WINHELP)
- COMPOSE.TXT This file
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- V1,33 13-Apr-1992
-
- Corrected minor bug in Print Font Samples. Text was getting wrapped
- inside an incorrectly sized rectangle.