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- About This Font
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Caveman was created for the fun of it. There are far more useful and/or
- decorative fonts around, but it has its uses. Caveman has no lower case
- characters, instead, the lower case contains variations of the upper case
- characters. The complete Caveman character set is shown here:
-
-
- [See the accompanying Caveman.ReadMe.pic -- GAR]
-
-
- How Fonts Work
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Every PostScript typeface is made up of three parts: The printer file, the
- screen fonts, or bitmap fonts, and the Adobe Font Metrics file.
-
- The printer file is the actual PostScript code used to print all the characters
- in a typeface. Its icon is a LaserWriter NTX with the letter F in a box.
-
- NOTE: Before PostScript took over the typesetting industry, the words typeface
- and font referred to two different things. The typeface referred to a specific
- style of type, such as Avant Garde, or Optima. Font referred to a specific type
- size, such as Helvetica 12 point. Since type point sizes are not specific to
- PostScript type styles, the words font and typeface are now used
- interchangeably.
-
- The screen fonts are bitmapped representations of the PostScript fonts. They
- are used to select the desired typeface and to show you approximately how each
- font will appear on the page. The icon for the screen fonts is a suitcase with
- an A on it.
-
- The Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) file is a special auxillary file that contains
- extra information on kerned pairs, and how each character is spaced. Since the
- information in the AFM file is also contained in the FOND resource for each
- typeface, it is not really necessary for most Macintosh applications.
-
- Whenever you select a typeface for printing, several things happen. First the
- printer looks for the typeface in its own memory. If the typeface is installed
- it then uses it. If the typeface is not in the memory of the printer, it then
- looks for it on the hard drive (if it is an NTXII), or in the current System
- Folder. If the Postscript file is in the System Folder, it is then sent to the
- printer. Otherwise, the type will appear either as Courier or in its bitmapped
- version.
-
-
- Installing This Font
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Fonts are installed in two parts: First, you must install the bitmaps, using
- either Font/DA Mover, or a font installation DA (Suitcase II is a good one).
- Next, you must move the printer files into the System folder, or else install
- them in your printers hard disk. For more information on either of these
- procedures, click on the appropriate icon.
-
- For most applications, the best place to put your Postscript fonts and AFM
- files is in your System folder. To do this, simply drag the printer font icon
- and the AFM file icon into the System folder. DO NOT put these files inside
- another folder within the System folder.
-
- You can install the screen fonts (the bitmapped versions of the typeface) by
- using either Suitcase II, or the Font/DA Mover. To install this font, you must
- use Font/DA Mover version 3.8 or later. Earlier versions of this application
- may cause problems. If you are using Suitcase II (which we recommend), you
- should keep the bitmaps in a folder labeled 'Fonts' inside the System folder.
-
-
- About Pop Void
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Pop Void Publications is a small publishing company dedicated to the
- exploration of those things in our society that most people either overlook,
- have forgotten about, or prefer not to think about. As a sideline, we also
- create fonts for customers (such as the City and County of San Francisco), and
- for our own enjoyment. For more information, send a SASE to: Pop Void
- Publications, 109 Minna St., Suite 583, San Francisco, CA 94105.
-
-
- Boring Legal Notice
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This font is offered free of charge, but it is not public domain. You may trade
- transfer, sell and upload this font as you please. We only ask the following:
-
- a.) All files included in the orignal Stuffit document are included at all
- times with the typeface. These files include the PostScript file, the bitmaps,
- the Adobe Font Metrics and this HyperCard stack.
-
- b.) None of the information in the PostScript file may be altered without
- permission from Pop Void Publications.
-
- c.) People intending to sell this font, whether by itself or as part of a
- software package, please notify us first (dont worry, we wont turn you down,
- we just like to know where the font is going).
-
- Okay, enough already!
-