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DESCRIPTION
This program contains a TrueType Type 1 font image for helping to prepare
documents containing chemical formulae and symbols. As a bonus, atomic
weights are available through two key macro recall. A freeware macro program
called COMPOSE, from Digital Equipment Corporation, is enclosed along with a
template to make the use of this font easier.
If you have ever tried to enter a series of equations, only to find that you
need several fonts to supply the required symbols and characters, and then
spend an eternity highlighting, superscripting, subscripting and composing
unique characters you will understand the reason I designed this chemistry
font. This font file contains a full set of alphabetic, punctuation and
numeric characters - so it can fulfill your prose requirements. It also
contains upper and lower case Greek, superscripted and subscripted numbers
and with many of the commonly needed symbols used in chemistry. This macro
library makes looking up atomic weights on a periodic table and manually
transcribing or cutting and pasting from electronic handbook a thing of
the past.
REGISTRATION
A great deal of time and effort went into the creation and preparation of
this program and your registration will be greatly appreciated. Your
registration fee will entitle you to software support (via telephone at
your expense or electronic mail). For registered users, I am willing to
customize the font file for individual use by adding or replacing characters.
If you haven't already done so, please take a moment to mail $20 US funds to
me, along with your comments and suggestions, at:
J. Eric Slone
5500 Holmes Run Parkway, No. 501
Alexandria, Virginia 22304-2851
You may contact me (support is only given to paid, registered, users):
Compuserve: 73757,2776
Internet: eslone@mason1.gmu.edu
Telephone: (703) 461-7078
Fax: (703) 751-6639
Please keep your telephone calls restricted to 11am to 11pm eastern time.
INSTALLATION
I assume that you have a "working" knowledge of Windows. Copy the COMPOSE
program files into a directory of your choice and add the program COMPOSE.EXE
to the LOAD= line in your WIN.INI file.
1. From "Program Manager" click on the "Accessories Group".
2. Double click on the "Control Panel" icon.
3. In Control Panel window choose Fonts icon.
4. Choose Add.
5. In Add Fonts dialog box select the drive and directory where the Chemistry
fonts are located.
6. Use "Select All" button.
7. Make sure that the box "Copy Fonts to Windows Directory" is checked.
8. Choose "OK".
BASIC INSTRUCTIONS
1. Select "Chemistry Font" from your font list.
2. You must follow the instructions carefully as the characters are case
sensitive.
3. You can type in text as with any other font.
4. The keystrokes have been made as sensible as possible, with some
limitations.
5. The abbreviation for the Right Control button is <RC>. The <RC>
button is used to activate the "Compose" program.
6. Do NOT hold down <RC> when using other keys. You will see the
"Compose" program button activated in the lower right of the screen
which indicates that you may type in the commands. You must
re-activate "Compose" each time you need the special keystroke.
EXAMPLES: To type HYDROXIDE: OH<RC>-
To type peroxide: H<RC>2O<RC>2
To type a superscripted number: 14<RC><Shift>8
with more than one digit : 25<RC><Shift>3<RC><Shift>6
NOTE: <RC> followed by a number will result in a SUBSCRIPT
<RC> followed by <Shift> and a number will result in a SUPERSCRIPT
GREEK LETTERS:
Greek Letters correspond to the Roman equivalent letter plus a "g"
EXAMPLES: To type "PI" (uppercase): <RC>PG
To type "pi" (lowercase): <RC> pg
ATOMIC WEIGHT:
To type the atomic weight of an element type <RC> then the element symbol.
1. Single letter elements must be capitalized and followed
by a space.
Example: Carbon <RC>C<space> result: 12.011
2. Two-letter elements must have a capital letter followed
by a lower case letter.
Example: Sodium <RC>Na result: 22.89877
The only elements that require more than two keystrokes are numbers 104 to 107.
Element 104 = <RC>Unq Element 105= <RC>Unp
Element 106= <RC>Unh Element 107= <RC>Uns
VIEWING THE FULL CHARACTER SET:
Type <RC><space><space>