I have had numerous requests to update Font Sizer to work with MacDraw 1.9.5. Here it is. Sorry it took so long.
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Using Font Sizer:
MacDraw comes with eight sizes choices under the font menu: 9, 10, 12, 14, 18, 24, 36 and 48 point. Font Sizer gives you a slightly crude, but effective way of customizing those choices temporarily.
To install a set of custom sizes:
1. Start up MacDraw.
2. Open the Font Sizer DA
3. Enter sizes to replace those along the left. The sizes can range from 4-127-point.
4. Press the "Install" button. If the Install button is gray you are probably using an older version of MacDraw. Font Sizer 1.9.5 ONLY works with MacDraw 1.9.5.
5. Pull down the Font menu. The new sizes you installed should appear.
To save a default set you use often:
1. Open the Font Sizer DA
2. Enter sizes to replace those along the left.
3. Press the Save Default button.
4. The next time you open Font Sizer, the sizes you entered will already be filled in. You will still have to install them each time you use MacDraw; there is no way to make the changes permanent.
The important point to remember is that each size slot can only be used for one font size in any one drawing (i.e., MacDraw won't allow more than eight sizes in any one document). What this means is that if you change the 48-pt. slot to 96-pt, you can no longer use 48-pt. type in that drawing. Additionally, any 48-pt. type that may already be in the drawing will suddenly change to 96.
To use Font Sizer most effectively, decide ahead of time what font sizes you want to have available and install them. Once they're installed don't fool with them. This is important because if you change a size slot that is already in use MacDraw still thinks they are the old size and you may end up with a mess (see "Cleaning up messes" below).
Some notes and limitations:
• As with the previous version of Font Sizer, always change the sizes BEFORE you use a slot.
• MacDraw doesn't save font sizes in its files, it saves menu positions. This means that if you save a drawing that uses a custom size set (and quit MacDraw), you will have to re-install the set BEFORE you open the file the next time.
• Cleaning up messes: MacDraw uses an invisible box to surrounding every object to keep track of how big it is. It uses this box to keep track of things like what part of the screen to redraw and if the user has clicked on the object. If you should accidently change a size that is already in use, this box will end up the wrong size around text that was in the old size. If you select one of those text objects you will see the selection handles appear in the wrong place. If you move one of those text objects you will probably end up with a mess. Don't panic. You can fix it by fooling MacDraw into recalculating their sizes:
1. Choose the text tool from the tools palette.
2. One at a time click on the text objects that are the wrong size using the text tool.
3. Choose the arrow tool from the tools palette (or any tool other than the text tool).
3. Force the entire screen to redraw. An easy way to do this is select a different magnification (Reduce to Fit or Actual Size).
