User guide

4
Software issues
Do not use an old type !Fonts application
You must not use a !Fonts application designed for use with
RISC OS 2.00 or 2.01. They are not compatible with the fonts in the
ROM and the hard disc. If you accidentally use one of these old type !
Fonts, you will no longer be able to use any of the ROM fonts. The only
way to cure this problem is to reboot the computer.
To use the fonts contained in an old type !Fonts application, they
must be moved over into a new type !Fonts application. The RISCOS
3 User Guide shows you how to do this
Fonts settings are now in points not pixels
The fonts settings of !Configure are in points on your computer, not
in pixels as on RISC OS 2 or RISC OS 3 version 3.00. A given number
of points is much larger than the same number of pixels, so be careful to
set these configuration details to sensible values
The computer is supplied with the cacheing parameters set to 32
points with no sub-pixel anti-aliasing. Increasing these to 64 points for
anti-aliasing and cacheing bitmaps, and 12 points for horizontal sub
pixel anti-aliasing will improve the display quality for a reasonable
range of text likely to be used on the desktop.
Non-Acorn SCSI cards
If you have a non-Acorn-designed SCSI card fitted, you should not
use !Configure to alter the number of SCSI disc drives, as the usage
of CMOS RAM varies between manufacturers. Refer to you card's
documentation for configuration instructions.
Concealing the !Configure application
The !Configure application is started by double-clicking on the !Boot
icon. If you wish to remove this facility move !Configure from !Boot
into another directory or onto floppy disc. !Configure can be found in $.
!Boot.Resources. To restore !Configure, move it back into S.!Boot.
Resources.