User`s manual
Modifying
and
Creating
LO
Fonts
Single drive users can also use these programs without restrictions, as the
request for the font file is made directly before saving
or
loading. You then
have the option
to
choose a font from another disk.
Make sure that you never have less than one and never more than seven
point sizes in a font. geoWrite will crash
if
it
encounters an empty font
or
a
font with eight
or
more point sizes.
If
you still wish
to
have more than 7
point sizes in a font, you will have
to
hide some from geoWrite using the
program FontHide (Section 6, topic "FontHide").
If
you encounter error messages when using the font utilities, you can look
up the error and solution in Appendix B, "GEOS LQ Print System Error
• Messages". Any error messages which are not included in that listing are
usually self-explanatory.
If
you wish
to
leave a program, click Cancel or fill in no value and click
Cancel in the appearing dialog box.
OK can always
be
chosen by simply pressing return.
FontScratch
"FontScratch" is a simple program which erases point sizes. This is useful
if
you
do
not need some
of
the point sizes in a font and want
to
create
additional disk space.
If
the GEOS
LQ
Print System needs a point size you
have erased, you will notice a loss in print quality.
If
you own a 9 pin
printer and work mainly with 12 point, you may certainly erase point sizes
30 and 45 without any loss
of
print quality. When using a 24 pin printer in
high resolution, you should always keep the largest point size.
You can also erase the point sizes 14, 18, and 24, and with "FontZoom"
create other point sizes. The procedure is easy. Simply follow the prompts
to
erase and create the point sizes you want.
FontMove
FonlMove can transfer a point size from one font to another. That way, you
are able
to
create an entirely new font. When doing this, remember
to
include any type
of
smaller point size for geoWrite (They don't have to
be
identical
to
the larger point sizes) and at least one larger point size for the
Print System
to
use.
In
case you want your smaller point sizes
to
be
exact
reproductions
of
the larger ones,
use
"FontZoom".
Using FontMove should not pose any problems. You choose the source
font
and
pick a point size. You then choose either a destination font
or
create a new
font
The point sizes between source and destination fonts must
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