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F O N T R I X
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BY DATA TRANSFORMS
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WORDPROCESSED BY:
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THOMAS COLLINS
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BOOT-UP
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FIRST, CONFIGURE YOUR FONTRIX DISK FOR YOUR COMPUTER AND PRINTER.
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MAKING A GRAFILE
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WHAT IS A GRAFILE? A GRAFILE IS A BINARY FILE WHICH HOLDS ALL OF THE
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EXTENDED SCREENS THAT YOU WILL BE WRITING ON. THE GRAFILE MUST BE
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MADE BEFORE YOU START WRITING ON THE SCREEN. ONCE MADE, THE GRAFILE
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RECORDS INFORMATION EACH TIME YOU GO OFF THE SCREEN YOU ARE DRAWING
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ON AND THEN GIVES YOU MORE ROOM, UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF IT.
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FIRST, CHOOSE THE "G" COMMAND FROM THE MAIN MENU AND GO TO THE
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GRAPHIC WRITER SECTON. ONCE THERE, YOU SHOULD LOAD YOUR FONT THAT
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YOU WISH TO USE ON THE GRAFILE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT FONT YOU WANT
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TO USE, JUST HIT THE "D" COMMAND AND CATALOG THE DISK. ONCE YOU'VE
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FOUND THE FONT YOU WANT TO LOAD, JUST LOAD IT BY HITTING THE "F"
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COMMAND AND TYPE IN THE FILE NAME, WITHOUT THE "SET" PART, IT LOADS
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THAT AUTOMATICALLY.
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NEXT, YOU NEED TO OPEN THE GRAFILE. DEPENDING ON THE SIZE YOU WISH
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TO OPEN IT AS, YOU WILL NEED, ROOM ON ANOTHER DISK FOR IT. IT'S A
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GOOD IDEA TO HAVE 1 DISK COMPLETELY FOR GRAFILES. ANYWAYS, CHOOSE
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DTHE "O" COMMAND AND ENTER THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SECTORS (A
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TABLE FOR DIFFERENT SECTORS ARE AT THE END OF THIS SECTION). THE DISK
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WILL WHIR FOR A WHILE AND THEN, THE GRAFILE WILL BE MADE.
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NEXT, CHOOSE THE "W" COMMAND AND MAKE SURE THE GRAFILE DISK IS IN THE
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DRIVE. YOU WILL NOW BE PROMPTED IN FRONT OF A BUNCH OF COMMANDS,
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THESE ARE THE HELP COMMANDS, AND CAN BE DISPLAYED AT ANYTIME BY
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HITTING <CTRL-A>. NOW YOU CAN TYPE WHATEVER YOU WANT, AND WHEN YOU
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ARE READY TO CLOSE THE GRAFILE, JUST TYPE <CTRL-Q> AND THEN YOU
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WILL BE BACK AT THE MENU.
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NOW, TYPE "C" FOR CLOSE AND THE GRAFILE WILL BE CLOSED. YOU CAN NOW
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GO TO THE DUMP SECTION AND PRINT OUT YOUR GRAFILE. IN THAT SECTION
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ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS INPUT THE NAME OF THE GRAFILE AND THEN JUST
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MAKE SURE YOUR PRINTER IS ON.
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HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL SECTORS
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HORIZONTAL SECTORS FOR A REGUALAR 80 COLLUMN PIECE OF PAPER IS 16.
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HORIZONTAL SECTORS FOR A LABEL IN PERFORATED HOLDER IS 6.
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MINIMUM HORIZONTAL SECTORS IS 5.
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MAXIMUM HORIZONTAL SECTORS IS 20.
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MINIMUM VERTICAL SECTORS IS 6.
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MAXIMUM VERTICAL SECTORS IS 20.
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GRAPHIC WRITER COMMAND CONTROL KEYS
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CTRL - A = ASK FOR HELP (DISPLAYS SCREEN)
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CTRL - B = SET BACKGROUND COLOR (CTRL-B + #)
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CTRL - C = CAPS LOCK & UNLOCK
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CTRL - D = DEFAULT WINDOW (RESELECTS WINDOW TO FULL SCREEN)
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CTRL - E = ERASE WINDOW
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CTRL - F = SET FOREGROUND COLOR (CTRL-F + #)
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CTRL - G = GRAPHIC INPUT SELECTS CURRENT GRAPHIC INPUT DEVICE
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CTRL - H = BACKSPACE
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CTRL - I = INVERSE
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CTRL - J = LINEFEED
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CTRL - K = REVERSE LINEFEED
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CTRL - L = SET LINEFEED SPACING (CTRL-L + #)
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CTRL - M = CARRIAGE RETURN
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CTRL - N = NORMAL (CANCELS INVERSE)
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CTRL - O = OVERLAY (CANCELS R & T)
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CTRL - P = POINT MODE (DRAW WITH A SINGLE DOT)
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CTRL - Q = QUIT (BACK TO GRAPHIC WRITER MENU)
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CTRL - R = REPLACE (CANCELS O & T)
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CTRL - S = SET SPACING BETWEEN CHARACTERS (CTRL-S + #)
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CTRL - T = TRANSPARANT. INVERT BACKGROUND (CANCELS R & O)
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CTRL - U = FORWARD SPACE
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CTRL - V = VIEWPORT. VIEW FILE PARAMETERS
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CTRL - W = SET WINDOW (USE I,J,K,M TO SET)
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CTRL - X = BACKSLASH CHARACTER
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CTRL - Y = YANK SCREEN FROM GRAFILE (RESTORE)
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CTRL - Z = ZERO CURSOR (MOVE TO TOP LEFT OF SCREEN)
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ESC = USE I,J,K,M TO MOVE CURSOR.
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FONTRIX FONT EDITOR
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SET PARAMETERS:
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SET NAME - 1 TO 15 CHARACTERS (ALPHANUMERIC AND PERIOD ONLY)
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TOTAL CHARACTERS - 1 TO 94
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FIRST CHARACTER - "!"-FIRST "-"-LAST
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HORIZONTAL CELL SIZE - 1 TO 32
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VERTICAL CELL SIZE - 1 TO 32
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PROPORTIONAL - YES/NO
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EDIT SET COMMAND KEYS:
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I,J,K,M, AND ARROWS = MOVE CURSOR TO CHOOSE WHICH CHARACTER TO EDIT
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V = VIEW THE ENTIRE SET (AGAIN TO CANCEL)
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C = COPY ONE CHARACTER CELL INTO ANOTHER
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O = OVERLAY ONE CHARACTER CELL OVER ANOTHER
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RETURN = SELECT A CHARACTER FOR EDITING
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Q = QUIT AND RETURN TO FONT EDITOR MENU
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EDIT SINGLE CHARACTER COMMAND KEYS:
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I,J,K,M,AND ARROWS = MOVE CURSOR WITHIN CHARACTER CELL
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SPACE-BAR = CHANGE A PIXEL (ON/OFF)
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CTRL - E = ERASE CONTENTS OF CHARACTER CELL
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CTRL - P = POSITION WITHIN CELL. (I,J,K,M,ARROWS)
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CTRL - X = RETURN TO EDIT SET WITHOUT SAVING CHANGES TO CHARACTER
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RETURN = RETURN TO EDIT SET AND SAVE CHANGES TO CHARACTER
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NOTES ABOUT GRAPHICS
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ONE VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF FONTRIX IS THE ABILITY TO PRINT GRAPHICS
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ALONG WITH YOUR GRAFILE. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO NOT
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ONLY WRITE WORDS AND PRINT THEM OUT; YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO INCLUDE
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PICTURES ALONG WITH THE WORDS. WELL, FONTRIX CAN DO THIS. THERE IS
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THIS THING CALLED A GRAPHIC; WHICH IS JUST A FANCY WORD FOR A HI-RES
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PICTURE (YOU KNOW, THE KIND YOU SAVE AT $2000 AND $2000). IF YOU HAVE
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A SPECIFIC PICTURE THAT YOU WANT TO LOAD, JUST USE THE COMMAND THAT
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LOADS THE GRAPHIC, AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE ALREADY POSITIONED
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IN YOUR GRAFILE (WHICH SHOULD ALREADY BE OPEN AND READY) SO THAT
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WHEN THE PICTURE IS LOADED, IT WILL LOAD INTO THE SPOT IN YOUR
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GRAFILE THAT YOU WANT IT TO. THIS WAY YOU COULD LOAD ABOUT 16 SCREENS
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ACCROSS AND ABOUT THE SAME DOWN WORTH OF GRAPHIC PICTURES AND PRINT
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THEM ALL OUT AT THE SAME TIME! THIS SPECIAL FEATURE CAN BE VERY
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USEFUL ONCE YOU FIND THE USE.
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