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DISK ID#: 3FNT-01

 WAP /// SIG PUBLIC DOMAIN LIBRARY
                     

 PDS NAME: CustomFONT
 DISK ID#: 3FNT-01
 BOOTABLE?: Bootable

 CustomFONT is a wonderful font-creation program that has been
 placed into the PD by Swenson Associates.  It will allow the user to
 create or adapt Apple /// character sets and even has drivers allowing
 the user to print out the custom-created fonts!  Disk 3FNT-02 contains
 the manual.  Demo program is disk 3FNT-03.

SIDE ONE:   Boot Disk
SIDE TWO:   Program Disk

DISK ID#: 3FNT-02

WAP /// SIG PUBLIC DOMAIN LIBRARY


PDS NAME: CustomFONT Manual
DISK ID#: 3FNT-02
BOOTABLE?: Bootable

CustomFONT is a wonderful font-creation program that has been
placed into the PD by Swenson Associates.  It will allow the user to
create or adapt Apple /// character sets and even has drivers allowing
the user to print out the custom-created fonts! 

CustomFONT allows you to manipulate and customize the letters, numerals
and symbols used by your Apple ///.  Character "sets" are stored on disk in
data files called "fontfiles."  The fontfile used by the Apple /// is called
"system character set" and is contained in the file named "SOS.DRIVER" on any
boot (start-up) diskette like AppleWriter ///, Business Basic, Pascal, Draw
On Three and others. In order to use customized fontfiles in an application,
you must first use CustomFONT to create the customized fontfile and then use
the Apple /// System Utilities to modify your application boot diskette,
specifying that a new fontfile is to be used as the "system character set".
Fontfile customization is discussed in Chapters 4 though 8, and the Apple ///
System Utilities are discussed in Chapter 9.


The two steps to using Customized Character Sets:

1)  Use CustomFONT to create a customized fontfile and save it to disk.

2)  Use the Apple /// System Utilities to install the customized fontfile as
    the "System Character Set" within the file "SOS.DRIVER" on the
    appropriate boot disk.


ON SIDE ONE:

INTRODUCTION  : System Requirements; Background; Custom Printing
CHAPTER3      : Getting Started
CHAPTER4      : The Design Screen
CHAPTER5      : The View Screen
CHAPTER6      : The Print Command
CHAPTER7      : The Utilities

ON SIDE TWO:

CHAPTER08     : Some Common Moves
CHAPTER09     : Setting Up Boot Diskettes with Custom Character Sets
CHAPTER10     : Setting Up Your Printer
CHAPTER11     : Some Tips on Custom Printing 
APPENDIX.A    : Word Processing
APPENDIX.B    : Spreadsheets
APPENDIX.C    : Business Basic and Pascal
APPENDIX.D    : Technical Reference
APPENDIX.E    : CustomFONT on Hard Disk
APPENDIX.F    : Advanced Printer Control

DISK ID#: 3FNT-03

 WAP /// SIG PUBLIC DOMAIN LIBRARY

 PDS NAME: CustomFONT Demo
 DISK ID#: 3FNT-03
 BOOTABLE?: Bootable

 This is a demonstration of CustomFONT, a commercial program
 now in the public domain.  CustomFONT is an easy-to-use font design
 program.  The manual is available on disk 3FNT-02 and the actual
 program is on 3FNT-01.  No previous experience with Apple /// fonts is
 required.  The WAP /// SIG PD also has a disk full of fonts.  See disk
 3FNT-04.

 Side One: CustomFONT Demo disk.
 Side Two: Bibliography of material in the WAP /// SIG PD dealing with
           fonts.  3EZP data base and ASCII text file. Self-booting.

DISK ID#: 3FNT-04

 WAP /// SIG PUBLIC DOMAIN LIBRARY

 PDS NAME:  Font Generator ///
 DISK ID#:  3FNT-04
 BOOTABLE?: YES - Both Sides

    FONT GENERATOR /// is a user-oriented Program that was designed to
incorporate many of the Apple ///'s powerful built-in features
to help in the designing of character FONTS. With it you can test out how far
your font would look before it is saved.
    But that's not all it can do.  You can also check out how your fonts
would look in different text modes, and yes. even with different foreground
and background colors.
    As many as ten character fonts (not including working fonts) may be
loaded at one time. FONT GENERATOR /// also has the capability of
copying characters from one font into another one.
    Editing and creating characters can be done from either keyboard or
joystick (or both).
      Menu help is available within the program as well.


Side One:  Contains the Font Generator Manual
Side Two:  Contains the actual Font Generator program

DISK ID#: 3FNT-05

 WAP /// SIG PUBLIC DOMAIN LIBRARY
                     

 PDS NAME : FontWriter & Fonts
 ID#      : 3FNT-05
 BOOTABLE?: Bootable

 Character Set Editor creates characters for up to 14 x 16 pixels. Allows
 user to create any symbol necessary. Numeric keypad is programmed as 
 an eight-direction cursor movement pad to move through a matrix. Each
 pixel can be individually turned on or off to create symbols for almost
 anything.  Character sets can be saved and loaded as SOS character sets
 for most programs running under SOS.  A keyboard layout program is
 included to reassign key values.  

 This is a former commercial program originally sold by Sun Remarketing.

 Side One:  Fontwriter Boot/Program disk (Pascal based)
 Side Two:  Fonts to use with Fontwriter (or other programs) that include:

 TERRY; GREEK; UNCIAL; GOTHIC; OLD.ENGLISH; INVERSE; PUDGY.ROMAN; CELTIC.CHR;
 CURSIVE.CHR; BOLD.CHR; SPECIAL.CHAR; STANDARD; APPLE; SPACE.AGE.CHR;
 SMALL.FONT; MATH.FONT; WESTERN; COMPUTER.KEY; UNCIAL.GOTHIC; BIG.OLD.ENGLISH

DISK ID#: 3FNT-06

 WAP /// SIG PUBLIC DOMAIN LIBRARY

 PDS NAME: Fonts Disk One
 DISK ID#: 3FNT-06
 BOOTABLE?: Bootable

 This WAP PD disk is a double-sided offering with lots of fonts/
 character sets.  Some are pretty weird (never fully explained by the
 original author) or for specific purposes.  This disk includes two
 subdirectories with converted Apple // character sets that don't exactly
 match A3 fonts, but can be adapted with CustomFONT.

 On Side One:
 FONTS.1 : ACS3FONT; APPLE.CHR; BUTTERFLY; BYTE.CHR; FUTURA.CHR; GOTHIC.CHR;
           INVERSE.CHR
 FONTS.2 : LARGE.CHR; OUTLINE.CHR; PINOCCHIO.CHR; PLAIN.CHR; PUDGY.CHR;
           ROMAN.CHR; SHADOW.CHR; SLANT.CHR; SMALL.CHR
 FONTS.3 : APL.CHR; MATH; ON3.CHR; SMALL.CHR; SOIL; STANDARD.CHR; STOP.CHR
           SWENSON; TIPSY.CHR
 FONTS.4 : BRITISH; FRENCH; GERMAN; ITALIAN; SPANISH; SWEDISH
 READ.ME.FIRST: Some notes about this Font disk.

 On Side Two:
 FONTS.05 : CELTIC; CYRILLIC; DUTCH; ESPERANTO; GREEK; HEBREW; NORWEGIAN;
            RUSSIAN; TIBETAN
 FONTS.06 : ASCII.SET; BAR.SET; BLIPPO.SET; BLOCK.SET; BROADWAY.SET;
            SKINNY.SET; SPECIAL.SET; STENCIL.SET; SUPERSUB.SET; WESTERN.SET
            WHITE.SET; PINBALL.SET
 FONTS.07 : CONTRACT.SET; DIGITAL.SET; EDUCATIONAL.SET; GAMES.SET;GRAPHIC.SET
            GRAPHICS.SET; HEIGHT.SET; NINETY.SET; NORMAL.SET; OPTICAL.SE
            THIN.SET; FLOW.SET
 FONTS.08 : CURSIVE; GRAPHIC; HORSE1; HORSE2; MISC; OLD.ENGLISH; PUDGY.ROMAN
            QUAINT; SCRIPT; SKIP; SPECIAL.CHAR; SPLIT; STITCH; UNCIAL
 FONTS.09 : BLACK.CHR; BUG.FONT; BUG.FONT.1; COLOSSAL.CHR; COMPUTER;
            LARGE.14X24; SMALL; UP.DOWN.CHR
 FONTS.10 : COUNT.CHR; FANCY.CHR; KATAKANA.CHR; MIRROR.CHR; UPSIDE.CHR
            WEIRD.CHR
 FONT.INFO    :3EZP Data Base bibliography of articles about Apple /// fonts.
 FONTS.INFO2  :ASCII text version of FONT.INFO.

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