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- TOUCHTYPE V1.0 DEMONSTRATION COPY
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- TouchType is unlike any other text-manipulation program to date. It
- takes the traditional "draw program" metaphor used by programs like
- TopDraw and Adobe Illustrator and extends it to encompass selective
- editing of individual characters of a text object. To TouchType, text
- objects are not grouped as sequences of characters, but as
- individually movable letters. For instance, the "e" in "NeXT" can be
- moved independently of the rest of the word, yet TouchType still
- remembers that the "e" is associated with the other three letters.
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- Perhaps the best feature of this program is the ability to do very
- accurate and precise kerning (the ability to place characters closer
- together to create a more natural effect). TouchType supports
- intelligent automatic kerning and very intuitive, manual kerning done
- with a horizontal slider or by direct character manipulation. It also
- incorporates useful features such as sliders to change font sizes,
- character leading, and character widths, and an option which returns
- characters to a single base line.
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- The demo version included with this file can do everything except
- Save, Copy, and Save AFM files - you CAN print. TouchType sells for
- $249 and can be ordered directly from Glenn; the phone number is
- included with the program. He can also be reached via NeXT Mail at
- "heaven!glenn@next.com"
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- Enjoy...
-
- -Declan McCullagh
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- declan@portia.stanford.edu
-