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FontShow 1.3
Glenn Alcott
86-22 60th Road
Elmhurst, NY 11373
CIS: 76044,747
FontShow is a utility, written in Visual Basic 3.0, to print samples and
character charts of any of your Windows printer fonts. It is provided
with the Visual Basic source code (in the file SOURCE.ZIP) for those who
are interested. If you're not interested, ignore that file.
To install the program, copy FONTSHOW.EXE to any directory. The VBX files
(Visual Basic custom controls) and the MSAFINX.DLL file must be copied to
your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. In addition, the program requires the
Visual Basic 3.0 runtime library, VBRUN300.DLL. I have not included it in
this archive because of its size, but it is easily available on CompuServe.
To run the program, choose File Run from the Windows Program Manager and
enter FONTSHOW, preceded by the path name if necessary. Of course, if you
plan to use it often it is more convenient to add it to your Program Manager
desktop and run it from the icon.
You may scroll through the list of available fonts to see samples on the
screen. The size of the sample may be changed in 1-point increments by
clicking the "sample size" arrows (these arrows sometimes behave a little
strangely and may have to be clicked twice to see any effect). The sample
text box is editable just by clicking on it; you may delete and add text
using normal Windows editing methods. Edited sample text will be retained
only for the duration of the program; it will not be saved when you exit.
The Display Font Map option will show a character map of the currently
highlighted font, similar to the Character Map utility distributed with
Windows, with the additional capability of displaying the font in bold,
italic or both.
To print, select fonts using the usual Windows selection methods (i.e.
Ctrl-Click to choose several fonts, Shift-Click to choose a continuous
range). If you want to print all your fonts, click on Select All.
There are four types of printouts available:
1) Sample text (three lines for each font, as many fonts as will fit on
each page, at the point size of your choice)
2) Character charts (a full-page chart for each font, showing each
character and its ASCII code number, printed at 16 points)
3) Full page samples with three parts:
a) one-line samples at sizes from 8 to 60 points
b) three-line samples (as in #1) including regular, bold, italic
and bold italic, all at 12 points
c) all extended characters
4) Text paragraphs: a six-line paragraph printed at user-selectable sizes
from 7 to 14 points. One page per font.
You may choose any or all types each time you print by checking the
appropriate box(es). The default is to print only the sample text. If you
choose more than one, they will be printed in the order listed above.
For all printouts except #3, the bold and italic check boxes will be observed.
For printout #1, you may choose a point size from 6 to 72 points, including
fractional sizes. Point sizes may be incremented in 1-point intervals
using the arrows next to the point size box. However, be aware that
choosing a large size may result in an overflow which will halt printing.
When you select printout #4, a window will appear allowing you to choose the
point sizes for the paragraphs from a list of sizes between 7 and 14 points,
mostly in half-point increments. You may choose up to 6 sizes. The default
printout includes 9,10,11,12,13 and 14 points. If you change the selection,
you may reset it to the default by clicking the Default button.
The Heading Font option allows you to select the font to be used for
headings on the printouts. Specifically, this is used for the font names
on #1, ASCII codes on #2, section headings on #3 and paragraph headings on
#4. As most headings are printed at 10 points, you should choose a font
that is easily readable at that size. Choosing this option will select the
currently highlighted font as the heading font, subject to your
confirmation. The heading font defaults to Arial if it is found on your
system; otherwise another font will be chosen (most likely the first one
listed in your WIN.INI file).
The Edit Sample Text option is provided so that you may edit the text of
the one-line samples at different sizes in printout #3 (a different default
text is used for each point size in the hope of making the printouts a
little more interesting) as well as the default text used in the screen
sample, printout #1 and the three-line samples in printout #3 (which defaults
to "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.").
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REGISTRATION:
FontShow is distributed as a completely functional program with no crippling
whatsoever and no "nag screens" to annoy you. However, it represents a
considerable effort on the part of the author and is not intended to be free.
If you decide to keep and use this program, please print and mail the
registration form below with the modest fee of $10. If you don't want to
bother filling out the form, just send a check! Comments and suggestions
via E-mail are also welcome.
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Fontshow 1.3
Registration Form
Name: __________________________________
Company: _______________________________
Address: _______________________________
City: __________________________________
State: ______ Zip: _______
Country: __________________
CompuServe ID: _________________________
Comments: _____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Registration fee: $10.00
Please send to:
Glenn Alcott
86-22 60th Road
Elmhurst, NY 11373
USA
Thank you very much for registering!
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