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- The font in this archive is shareware: please read the notice below, which
- is from the author. It was originally intended for the Mac, and has been
- converted for use on the Amiga. The changes were:
-
- Read the original mac files into the Amiga using mac-2-dos
- Convert the bitmap fonts using "mAFont"
- Convert the mac postscript font file to Amiga ascii format (using "mAText")
- Convert the mac ascii readme file to Amiga ascii format (using "mAText")
-
- You should be able to use them with any PostScript interpreter. To use
- them with "Post" (V0.2) make a directory "PSFonts:" - if you do not have one
- already. Then copy the file "HiTechHGDS" to it, preserving case.
- If you use the file "init.ps" as supplied you will then be able to use
- findfont to automatically download them.
-
- To use the amiga format bitmap fonts uncompress the file "HiHGDS.bmap.lzh"
- into your FONTS: directory using "lharc -x x HiHGDS.bmap.lzh"
-
- The rest of this file is the original author's shareware notice:
-
- ******
-
-
- Francis X. "Butch" Mahoney, Jr.
- Horizon Graphic Design Service
- 10536 N. Oak Hills Pkwy-B
- Baton Rouge, La. 70810
- (504) 769-6608 (504) 473-9378
-
- Hello Again.
-
- The LaserWriter font you have just downloaded is one of two of a matching
- design set - HitechBold. I made this one up "off the top of my head,"
- although you will probably notice similarities to other letters you may
- have seen around (like the letter style Hyundai uses on their cars). This
- may be, but I used no templates at all in the creation of this typeface.
- It was design for use with technical drawings and it includes my Fraction
- Construction Set so that dimensions can be set with fractions. A special
- set of arrows is also included which I think are better looking than the
- arrows you get in MacDraw.
-
- About the Fraction Construction set:
-
- The following discussion will need some definitions in order to understand
- what I am talking about.
-
- A fraction as it appears on a page (*with this set) is a number over a
- horizontal bar over another number. Each number is made up of digits which
- will be referred to as a "part" (i.e., a numerator part or a denominator
- part).
-
- All numerator parts are zero width characters so they may not appear when
- you first type them in. Some of the numerator parts will require two keystrokes
- in order to obtain them. These will be, in particular, option-e (hold
- down the option key and strike e twice), option-i and option-o (handle
- these in the same manner). The reason for this is in the way the operating
- system handles key strokes and it expects accent parts for characters to
- be at these locations (this way you can get an acute accent over an a,
- i, o, u, or any other letter you want without having to have a different
- accented character for combination.)
-
- There are two kinds of numerator parts. Those which will center directly
- over a denominator part and those which will center over the space BETWEEN
- the denominator parts (assuming there are more than one digit in the denominator).
-
- For numerator parts to center over the digit of a denominator part, type
- option-number (top row of keys). Then type a denominator part, IN THAT
- ORDER. You should finish this type of fraction typing a denominator part.
-
- For numerator parts to center over the spaces between denominator parts,
- type option-q for 1, option-w for 2, etc. (the row of keys beneath the
- numbers and shifted half to the right - convenient to remember, right?).
- Then type a denominator part, IN THAT ORDER. You should finish this type
- of fraction typing a denominator part. These numerator parts are shifted
- a character and a half to the right. They will not appear until after
- the next character is typed, and remember what I said about option-e,i,and
- o, 'cause this is where they fall.
-
- For denominator parts, type option-a for 1, option-s for 2, etc. (following
- the same pattern as above). The bar is incorporated into the denominator
- parts and will automatically appear when typed.
-
- The arrows I mentioned are located at option-< (for left arrow) and option->
- (I don't need to explain). An extension bar which will exactly match either
- arrow is located at option-- (dash, good place for it).
-
- There are also a few letter style variations. There is an alternate M,
- V, X, and Y and there may be an alternate W but I don't remember (It would
- be the same as an upside down M anyway - if you like them or prefer them,
- tell me and I will place them in their normal position for you.)
-
- No attempt was made to make foreign accented characters, but this can be
- arranged if you would like (it may mean the sacrifice of fractions though.)
-
- The font HitechBold is a normal (black type) font. The font HitechHGDS
- is one of my "Invisifonts". It is a MASK of HitechBold (an exact match)
- and can be customized to your own liking: "filled" with different shades,
- patterns, lines, or randomly filled by placing a Paint object behind it
- (an interesting effect I achieved was by taking a Paint file that had a
- lot of 50% grey and reduced it in MacDraw - this 'shrinking' created a
- plaid pattern - it was really neat).
-
- Another interesting feature of this font is that all letters except i,j,
- and l are exactly the number of points wide as you select from the font
- menu (i.e., select 12 points and the characters are exactly 12 points from
- the left side of on character to the left side of the next, etc.). The
- three letters whose width I changed look too strange to leave monospaced.
-
- If you like either one of these fonts, then the final working version can
- be purchased for $20 each. The sample copies (that you downloaded) can
- be freely distributed. The final purchased version is for use by purchasers
- only. You will have a license to use your purchased font for personal
- or commercial purposes, but please do not give any copies away to anyone
- - they are not copy protected for your convenience only. Purchasers will
- be registered and customer support will be available.
-
- The font ID for HitechBold is 253
- The font ID for HitechHGDS is 251
- These will not conflict with any Adobe faces (That I presently know of).
-
- You will need to install the bitmap in your system file with Font/DA Mover
- v3.2 or later for proper installation. Install the LaserWriter Font in
- the system folder (or at the same desktop level as the system if you don't
- use folders) or with the application that will use the font. It will automatically
- download as it is called or you can manually download it to LW where it
- can be made to reside until the LW is turned off or reset. I will include
- download utility and a proper version of Font/DA Mover on the disk with
- your purchased font.
-
- If you have any preferences for the screen font sizes, tell me and I will
- also include those.
-
- The screen fonts you downloaded have not been altered and will work with
- the final version of the LW font you purchase.
-
- If nobody purchases any of the fonts I place on CompuServe then I must
- assume nobody likes the font and I will eventually delete it. At present,
- this is the ONLY means I have to market my fonts, and your contribution
- will ensure that I will be able to continue to provide these services to
- the public.
-
- Thank you for your interest and support.
-
- -Butch
-
- PS- If you had previously downloaded my Calligraphic font and found that
- it only printed a distortion of Courier - try using the font with system
- 3.2 (only) and LaserWriter/LaserPrep 3.1. There seems to be a problem
- with the software that creates the fonts (or with the newer systems) that
- need to be worked out. It will work (I hope) with system 3.2 so try it
- again, please. This may be true of some of the other composite fonts (those
- which access ROM resident fonts in LW) also. Thank you M. Rice for pointing
- out this problem for me.
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