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- LM Font Viewer and Printer
- Version 2.0
-
- This update to the LMFont program adds a printer font list that
- can be used to choose the starting point for printing. The single character
- display will now update when you choose another font name from the Screen
- Fonts list. I have also included an ANSI chart that can be displayed or
- printed. The program works with ATM 2.0 as does the GS1280, but some of the
- screen labels are unreadable if you have set helv=helvetica in either the
- synonyms or Aliases section of the ATM.ini file.
- The program will display the full character set on the screen for
- all LXO's that have screen fonts. In the case of the GS 1280...all of them.
- If you are not using an LM display the program will still print the list of
- the entire LXO directory in all font weights (Normal, Bold, Italic and Bold
- Italic). There were a few exceptions where the second weight was not Bold,
- but was in fact Italic. The exceptions found in the 135 fonts have been
- taken into consideration and will print correctly.
- I have found that resetting the printer driver to 300 dpi will speed
- up the printing and looks good enough for a font catalog. If you wish to
- view a different single character in the selected font you only need to
- change the character view. This is done by clicking on the scroll bar in
- the display text window, editing the character number or by editing the
- character itself.
- The custom text button will clear the display window and allow you to
- type in your own text in the selected font for viewing only.
- The Print routine will give you a font count, and print 10 fonts per
- page with sample text and may be canceled at any time. The Printer fontlist
- allows you to start or restart from any font name in the list in the event
- your printer eats a page and you don't want to print the entire catalog again.
- The font number next to the list updates as the fonts are selected, and the
- print routine will tell you how many fonts are left to print.
- I can't find any bugs, but would appreciate hearing from anyone who
- does. There was a problem with ITC Clearface Black either printing both as
- normal or both as italic. I believe I found a way around it, but it
- still acts up on occasion.
- The program was developed on a Zenith 386/16 - LaserMaster Profes-
- sional Controller - 4 Meg - LM Software ver 358B - Laserjet III and a GS1280
- display. The program requires VBRUN100.dll to run, available on most BBS's.
-
- If you find this program useful a check for $10 would be most appreciated.
-
- Sandy Bloch
- Computer Support
- 1801 E. 12th Ph 2
- Cleveland, Ohio 44114-3521
- (216) 696-0127
- Compuserve: 70170,123