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=================== VPSCREEN Ventura Screen Font Editor======================
(Shareware Version)
Copyright (c) 1988 TEACH Services. All Rights Reserved.
For users of Ventura Publisher*:
o VPSCREEN lets you modify your existing screen fonts for
customized characters and diacritical markings
o VPSCREEN includes convenient full directory pathway control
o VPSCREEN supports font sizes from 3 to 36 points
o VPSCREEN uses the high-resolution EGA graphics-text display mode
o VPSCREEN is FUN !
VPSCREEN is available in two versions:
1. The Shareware edition with conditions and terms of usage along with
registration information included within the program.
2. The Registered edition is streamlined for instant, ready-to-go
service by eliminating the information screens during entrance and
exit. The Registered edition also supports CGA and the Logitech
mouse.
If you find VPSCREEN fast, easy, and convenient to use, a
contribution of $20 would be appreciated. With each contribution
of $45 or more you will be registered to receive a diskette with
the next version of VPSCREEN when released. Please state the
current version of VPSCREEN that you have.
Send a contribution of $45 or more to...
TEACH Services
Donivan Road
P.O. Box 368
Brushton, New York 12916-0368
VPSCREEN begins by displaying all files with the .EGA extension on
the directory named \VENTURA, if present. Even if you installed
Ventura for a monochrome monitor, the screen font files will still
have the .EGA extension. However, the shareware version operates in
EGA mode only.
The blue directory screen will display up to 89 .EGA files.
You may use the standard cursor key movements to locate the desired
screen font file in up to five columns. It is possible to pull in one
of the screen driver files since they also have the .EGA extension.
Resist the temptation. Don't do it. They can't be edited, and who
knows what might happen if you try to save them back.
If you have files on a different drive or directory, you can select
a new path by pressing the ESC key. A prefix backslash character (\)
is automatically included for your convenience.
When you have located the screen font which you want to edit, load it
into memory by pressing the ENTER key.
The Edit screen comes up with the lower-case letter 'a' of the selected
font displayed in two resolutions. The main graphics window also
displays a red margin around the cell. The red block cursor is positioned
in the upper-left hand corner and may be moved about with the normal
cursor keys.
Pixels may be toggled on and off by pressing the Space Bar. The cursor
may disappear during toggles, but will surface again when its position
is moved.
Different characters may be fetched by simply pressing them on the key-
board (if they are in the displayable range), except for the digits 0 to
9. These are used to enter the ASCII value of any character from 32-255.
Values below 100 must contain a leading zero or zeros. If you try to
enter a value outside the accepted range, an error message notifies you.
When you have finished editing one font, press ESC to exit the Edit
screen. (You may save your work at any time in the Edit Screen mode by
pressing the F2 function key).
When you leave the Edit screen, you will be offered a choice of
options:
(S)ave the font... (L)oad another font.... or (Q)uit to DOS
That's fairly self-explanatory. Except that if you accidentaly press
L and go to the Directory screen before saving your font, you can
bail out by pressing ESC to select a new path and then press it again.
Saving a font allows you to return to edit it again (via Load).
Quitting to DOS returns you to your original directory.
(Ventura Publisher is a trademark of Ventura Software, Inc.
Logitech is a trademark of Logitech, Inc.)