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- -------------------------------------------KASHMIR INTRO
-
- Howdy folks. This is another Sumex posting by (as far as I can
- tell) the only producer of classic rock software. This font is
- modeled after the typeface on the cover of Houses Of The Holy.
- I have provided the TrueType¬ outline font along with four
- bitmapped font that I have tweaked into legibility for the
- smaller point sizes.
-
-
- -------------------------------------------GENERAL NOTES
-
- This font contains a number of non-standard characters. The
- four runes from Led Zeppelin 4 (Zoso, etc.) are assigned to the
- keys `, ~, @ and %. There are also a number of special ligatures
- (see tips for improving font appearance). As far as screen use
- goes, size 18 is the nicest (12 and 14 are very condensed and
- the lines in 24 are a bit too narrow for my tastes). The printer
- font, being TrueType¬, looks good at any size.
-
-
- ---------------------TIPS FOR IMPROVING FONT APPEARANCE
-
- Kashmir also has several characters that make the type fit
- together better. The vowels are underlined (just like on the
- album), and the bottom lines of some characters segue into the
- line under the vowels. In order to get vowels to segue into each
- other requires a bit of trickery. There is another set of vowels
- in the typeface with extended underlines. To get them, type
- option-e (for extend) and then the vowel. In addition, there are
- two versions of capital F and P. Lower case letters will fit
- under the overhang if you use the versions option-p and option-f.
-
-
- --------------------------------------------------IBM ?!?
-
- Yes, as of now, the Kashmir font is available for the IBM. While
- I have nothing nice to say regarding that computing environment,
- I am glad that my font can now provide nifty type for a much
- larger audience. Be warned, however, that while I authorized the
- port, I was not otherwise involved. My ability to troubleshoot
- the IBM version of Kashmir is, therefore, highly negligible. The
- font can be downloaded from ftp.cica.indiana.edu, and it lives in
- the directory pub/pc/win3/uploads (or so I am told).
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------LEGALESE
-
- This font is FREE! There are no strings attached. Distribute it at
- will. I ask that you keep this document as part of the distribution
- package, because I want people to know the tips listed above. Feel
- free to make changes to the font, as long as you send me a copy.
- Remember that I am not legally responsible for anything bad that
- happens to you, even it it involves my font. Despite my current
- affiliation with the Institute for Learning Sciences at Northwestern
- University, the ILS is not in any way responsible for this project,
- as development of Kashmir was complete before my appointment,
- and ILS facilities were not used in the development of this font.
-
-
- ---------------------------------------------OTHER NOTES
-
- I would love to hear your comments. Even a brief note like "neat
- font" would make my day, so please make the effort to write. I
- live at:
- davies@ils.nwu.edu
- Brian Davies, 1310 Chicago Ave, Apt. 2A, Evanston, IL, 60201
-
- The e-mail address will be good until May 1997, and the paper mail
- address is valid until at least September 1994. This readme file is
- meant to supplant the version claiming that I was at Bowdoin, which
- was correct until my recent graduation.
-
-
- -------------------------------------------BLATANT PLUGS
-
- The other classic rock software alluded to above are my HyperCard
- stacks of the Doors and Led Zeppelin. Both are collections of lyrics,
- art & trivia about the respective band, and are available from Sumex
- other fine archives. The Doors Stack is freeware, and an upgrade
- (v3.0), featuring radically improved artwork, should hit the archives
- around October 1993. The ZepStack also includes sampled sound,
- information about live performances, helpful balloon help (!), and
- some nifty tools for exporting and manipulating the data. It is the
- best collection of Led Zeppelin lyrics available on the net.
- Unfortunately for you, it is shareware (for a copy of the stack, send
- $10 and a: a blank disk and SASE or b: an e-mail address to the address
- above).