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FONTWRTR or Fontwriter Plus is a program used to enhance a word
processing document after it has been written by your favorite word
processor. Fontwriter allows you to use up to 14 different fonts
in your document (20 fonts are available on the disk). You can
turn these fonts on & off at will, as many times as you like. In
addition, you can cause the fonts to be double wide, double high,
or both, and you can select from three different print qualities.
In addition, you can do a number of standard word processing
functions like centering, justifying, making headers or footers,
underlining and page numbering. It is also possible to
incorporate Degas picture files into your text file. FontWriter
is, therefore, essentially a desktop publishing utility to use
with your text files (but only with an Epson FX compatable
printer.) Comes with an identical program or accessory version.
Uses Degas fonts. Lots of fonts included. Color or mono.
It appears that special printing codes from your word processor
(centering, underlining, etc.) are ignored when using FontWriter,
so you must enter these functions again when in Fontwriter if you
want them to be printed.
There are two identical Fontwriter programs, one a .PRG file and
one an .ACC file. You can use the .PRG file as a stand-alone
program, or you can copy the .ACC file to your GEM-based word
processor and use FontWriter as a pull-down menu option. I prefer
to do the latter.
A tilde character (~) is used by FontWriter to designate printer
commands. All FontWriter commands begin with the tilde and are
followed by two letters, and in some cases number(s) as well. A
summary of all the FontWriter commands is given in the file
FONTWRIT.DOC. The FontWriter commands are imbedded right in the
word processing document, so you may want to save two versions of
the document to preserve your original. Most of the FontWriter
commands must be placed on a separate line which does not contain
text, and which is terminated with a return character. In most
cases, FontWriter commands can be stacked, that is several
commands placed on a single line, if you like. The Degas picture
insertion command (~pfXX,YY,etc) and the header & footer commands
(~hdXXXX & ~ftXXXX) must be on a line all by itself, however.
Some commands (~fn# and ~ul) can be placed anywhere in the text
file, and one (~cl) must be placed in a line of text.
When ready to print, save your file with the FontWriter imbedded
commands to a different filename than your original text file.
Then pull down the Desk option from GEM and click on FontWriter
1986. Follow the prompts on the menus. Click on SELECT to select
the document to print. Next, choose EDIT to edit the page format,
or NEITHER to elect the default settings. Use LOAD only to load a
custom page format which you have prepared separately (directions
not included here). If you EDIT the page format, single number
entries must be preceeded with a zero (02 rather than 2, etc).
You will then be prompted to load the fonts you want to use in
printing your document. As indicated on the separate FONTWRIT.DOC
text file, a ~fn# command embedded in the text indicates the
beginning of a text font (style of print). Each # you use must
have a corresponding font style loaded. The program will next
prompt you to load these fonts, one at a time, and you will select
them from a menu of 20 choices. Just follow the menus. When you
have loaded the last font (up to the highest number you indicated
in your ~fn# commands), then respond NO to the menu prompt.
The next prompt will be to select an output device. To preview
your fancy document, choose SCREEN. Or, you can send it directly
to the printer (must be EPSON FX compatible). Printing may be
interrupted with the Escape key.
FontWriter uses Degas font files, so you may use any such files
from your Degas disk if you like, or you may use Degas to design
your own fonts.
Well, that's about it. Good luck on printing your enhanced text
files.
