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Megafont Documentation
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v1.00
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OverView:
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Megafont is a program design for users to define their external
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256 color VGA Fonts for THG Intro Maker v3.0. This program gives the user
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a chance to define a font from a picture he has drawn as letters for
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scrolling text. The largest font being a 50x50 font, the user has many
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options in front of them and is only limited by their imaginations.
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The First thing you come upon, is a request for a format of your
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picture. By determining the extension, the program then lists all files
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with that current extension in the current directory. Type in the file
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name of the picture you have drawn your font on. It will then display the
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picture after unpacking it, and giving you a box which moves with the mouse.
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By using the I-J-K-M keys, expand or shrink the box around one of your
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uniform letters. The Largest Box you may have is 50x50 and the smallest box
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is 5x5 pixels. After expanding or shrinking the box to your desired font
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size, press ESC or Q to quit.
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Next, is the Definition screen. This screen displays all the offsets
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and the current filename of which you are working with. Using ALT-H gives
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the user some on-line commands which are quite useful. From this screen you
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will either type the key, or move the mouse cursor and click the button on
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the character for which you wish to define. Remember, if you use the
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keyboard, CAPSLOCK does matter. You can use the PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN to copy
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the offsets of the upper to the lower case letters, and vice versa
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respectively. This is handy, but not necessary. Remember, your imagination
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can go wild here. The Program doesn't care what the picture is, it just
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wants your offsets.
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After pressing a key, or clicking on the letter you wish to define,
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the picture will be displayed, along with the Box which you created in the
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first Graphics screen. Move the cursor using the mouse or the keypad to
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the apprioriate letter or whatever and click the mouse button or hit ENTER.
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By hitting Q for Quit/Abort, it will not save the offset. This is built in
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for mistakes. Using the + and - keys, change the color of the definition
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box to whatever is the most visible. Also using the F1-F3 keys, you can
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change the overwrite method of the box from XOR,AND,OR respectively. This
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is also handy.
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After defining the letters you are going to use in your scroll,
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don't forget to save the coordinates in your .CRD file by using the ALT-S
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option from the Definition menu.
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Keys:
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In Graphics Mode
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F1 : XOR overwrite Mode
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F2 : AND overwrite Mode
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F3 : OR overwrite Mode
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+ : Increase Color of Box
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- : Decrease Color of Box
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Q : Quit/Abort (Do not save
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offset)
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ESC, Right Mouse : Save Offset
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Button
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KeyPad : Move Box
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Definition Menu
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ALT-C : Clear A Char Definition
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ALT-L : Load a Coordinate File (.CRD)
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ALT-S : Save a Coordinate File (.CRD)
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ALT-U : Undo Last Definition Change
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ALT-V : View Picture
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ALT-W : Wipe ALL Character Defintions
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PAGEUP : Mirror Lower Case Definitions
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to Upper Case Definitiions
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PAGEDOWN : Mirror Upper Case Definitions
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to Lower Case Definitions
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Note :
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Documentation may suck, but it is an easy program to use. Just bare
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with it. You will get the feel for it. It isn't too hard. We use it
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almost everyday.
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