THIS IS A REPLACEMENT FOR ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THE FONT ENTITLED "POSITIONS 24". THIS IS VERSION 1.2d2 (3/4/88). PLEASE DISCARD OTHERS.
OBJECTIVE- Speed up the process of making chess diagrams; produce high quality printed chess positions approximately 2 inches square (2x2).
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CONSIDERATIONS- Ideally, the chesspieces should be easy to distinguish from one other; with respect to printing, a chessfont should be capable of producing manuscript-sized (small) diagrams consistent with typeset sizes commonly used in chess books; positions should be easy to make and view on-screen; the printout should be "kind" to printer ribbons; sometimes text formats can be more space economical than PICT formats and most graphic applications support text anyway; finally, a user shouldn't need to worry about hardware dependencies (i.e., Mac software should work on ANY Mac).
THIS IS VERSION 1.2d2 (3/4/88). IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A REPLACEMENT FOR EARLIER VERSIONS OF THIS FONT. PLEASE DISCARD PREVIOUS VERSIONS.
Please note, however, that this font is NOT presently scaled for optimum screen viewing, professional typesetting, on-screen reduction, nor printing on a Laserwriter; these are some possibilities for future development [d].
You should use Positions 24, therefore, as you would use any other public domain software- "torture-test" it and have fun experimenting, but be sure to use backup copies of system files & applications to avoid damage etc.…
LAYOUT- Positions 24
Light square (pattern)= A (CAPITAL LETTER, either Shift or Caps Lock)
Dark square (pattern)= Z (CAPITAL LETTER, either Shift or Caps Lock)
Pieces on light squares:
White Pieces: (small letters)
King= k Queen= q Rook= r
Bishop= b Knight= n Pawn= p
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Black Pieces: (CAPITAL LETTER, either Shift or Caps Lock)
King= K Queen= Q Rook= R
Bishop= B Knight= N Pawn= P
Pieces on dark squares:
White Pieces on dark squares:
Same as for White pieces on light squares, but also press the Option key.
*For a White Knight on a dark square, press Option-n and then the Enter key. Alternatively, press Option-n TWICE, and then Backspace if necessary or, if neither of these options is available, just press Option h (h for horse).
Black Pieces on dark squares:
Same as for Black pieces on light squares, but also press the Option key.
After typing 8 squares, press Return to type the next rank, etc. Hopefully, you'll find the key layout of Positions 24 easy to master.
IF YOU LIKE THIS FONT- A contribution of $10 will entitle you to receive an application tailored for use with Chessfonts… My mailing address is:
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367 Cohasset Drive
Hermitage, PA 16148
THANK-YOU.
IF YOU WERE WONDERING-
"Positions 24" resulted from a need to:
a) eliminate/reduce the cutting & pasting of individual pieces in diagrams.
b) remove the confusion sometimes associated with repeatedly transferring
or switching back & forth between many applications and DAs.
c) simplify macro commands for producing any possible chess position.
d) shrink the memory space required for making chess diagrams.
e) make diagrams that a paste-up artist could easily read.
f) save time!
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