----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPUGRAPHIC COLLECTION DOCUMENTATION compiled by Clive Gardner ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 1 - Introduction - Compatibility - Contents - Distribution SECTION 2 - About the fonts - About the Installer utility - Using the fonts - Postscript users SECTION 3 - About font documentation - About the pictorial font list - About the library index - Finally - Copyright Notices Welcome to Compugraphic Collection, whether you are a old or new user, thank you for taking the time to look at this disk. If you are a new user you should hopefully find that this is a volume of one of the best Compugraphic font compilations available, and if you are an old user who has used other disks in the series, I hope you will find the changes made in this volume useful. These changes have taken place as from volume 8 which incidentally, marks our hundredth font. SECTION 1 ~~~~~~~~~ INTRODUCTION Compugraphic Collection is basically a library of high quality PD and Shareware typefaces in Compugraphic format. These fonts are compatible with many DTP and word publishing programs as well as more recent versions of the Workbench. These disks are themselves PD and have been compiled with the aim to establish a large collection of freely distributable fonts for the Amiga User. COMPATIBILITY These fonts should be compatible with the following programs: · Professional Page v2.1 (and above) · PageSetter 3 · Typesmith · Workbench v2.0 (and above) · Pagestream v2.0 (and above) · Final Copy · Final Writer · Wordworth v2.0 (and above) The fonts are compatible with Professional Page v2.1 and higher, however with Professional Page v4.0, some fonts are reported not to work. This is not something I have been able to verify as I do not as yet own a copy of this program. Workbench also has a similar problem. Due to the way they handles these fonts a few are not compatible. Lucky owners of Typesmith will be able to use all fonts and convert them to formats also usable by other programs. PageSetter 3 and Pagestream v2 (and above) users should be able to make use of the supplied fonts easily. Final Copy/Writer users should be able to use these fonts without problems. Other users should consult their manuals to see if the program they are using can handle the typefaces in the #?.dat, #?.lib, and #?.metric or #?.type format. CONTENTS This disk should contain all of the following:- a) A CGFonts directory containing the Compugraphic font files. b) A Font_Docs directory containing documentation of the individual typefaces. c) A CG_Update directory containing the CG_Update program and documentation. d) This ReadMe File ;-) e) A Pictorial list of the typefaces included on this volume. f) An Index of the complete library. g) A typeface installation utility. h) A help file with answers to some frequently asked questions. DISTRIBUTION This disk has been submitted as Public Domain and must stay that way. However, there are a few conditions to this. 1) If the font is shareware and you use it regularly then you must send the author his or her requested shareware fee. (Obviously this is only possible with the typefaces which have read me files attached). 2) The program CG_Update MUST NOT be freely distributed as PD or otherwise, in any other way other than on this disk. Please read the separate file. 3) You must not alter this disk in any way. My aim is to set up a large collection of these fonts and I would prefer that the disk format stays the same, any one other than me altering the disk and redistributing it would constitute the breaking Gold Disk`s copyright of the CG_Update program. PD libraries ARE allowed to put on there logos etc. SECTION 2 ~~~~~~~~~ ABOUT THE FONTS All of these fonts have either been converted by myself from Type 1 format or taken from other PD collections. Originally, all of the fonts included were PD and Shareware fonts on the PC or Mac. Most, if not all would have been converted to Amiga Compugraphic format using Gold Disk`s Fontmanager program, or Soft-Logik`s Typesmith. Unfortunately, there are many individuals distributing these converted fonts without the authors original documentation. In my view just because a file is in a different format does not stop it from being PD or Shareware. Leaving out these files is destroying the spirit of PD and Shareware everywhere, not just on the Amiga. These authors have spent a lot of time and effort creating these fonts and it is only fair they get their reward. I have done my best to include as many of the original readme files as I have access to, but unfortunately this amounts to what is probably less than 40% of the collection. This is because many of the fonts that are circulating around the PD libraries are without these files. If you ever give any of these fonts to anyone else, please include the readme files. ABOUT THE INSTALLER UTILITY Due to the many different applications that can make use of the Compugraphic format, the installation procedure for each is different. Most users will have to copy the typefaces from this disk to another directory, disk, or partition. In order to simplify this operation I have written a small script using Commodore's Installer utility. Here I shall go over the operation of this script. 1) Upon loading you will be asked whether you would like to install for real or for pretend. If you wish to really install the fonts select the real option or if you just want to run through the process select pretend. Underneath this is an option to create a log file. This will simply record what the installer script actually did. You can either select not to create one, save one as a file, or print it on a printer. 2) You will next be presented by a list of all the available fonts. Here you must select which fonts you would like installed. To do this simply click on the check box beside the font's name. Once you have made your choices click on the proceed button. 3) You will next be asked to select where you would like the fonts to be copied to. Select your path and click on proceed. For Professional Page and Pagesetter this will be your CGFonts drawer. For Wordworth this will be your intellifont drawer. For Pagestream you can copy them to where ever you like or use them straight from this disk. In this case it is not necessary to use the installer. 4) At this stage the installer will start to copy your chosen fonts to your chosen path. It will copy the .dat .lib and .metric file for each font. Note that this process has been designed for people with more than one disk drive or a hard drive. If you do not have this it would be quicker to copy the fonts by hand as a lot of disk swaps are needed. This shouldn't cause too much of a problem as most packages now require you to have at least two disk drives or a hard drive as a bare minimum. 5) The installation has now been completed. You should find you fonts in your chosen path. You will be asked to run various programs depending on which program you are using. N.B. Remember while using the installer you can press the help button if you are not sure of what to do. USING THE FONTS Professional Page v2.1 (and above) and Pagesetter 3 users: To use the fonts with these programs the installer will do all the necessary copying of files for you. Simply select your CGFonts partition or directory when the installer asks for you to select a path. Once this is completed you will need to run the supplied CG_Update program. PageStream v2 (and above) users: You may wish to copy the fonts to a different location, for which you can use the installer. You will then need to run the Font manager to set the location of the fonts. The fonts can also be used straight from this disk. Workbench v2.0 (and above) users: You will need to run the Fountain (Workbench 2) or Intellifont (Workbench 3) program. This will convert the supplied fonts to a suitable format. TypeSmith Users: No copying is required, the fonts can be used straight from the disk. Final Copy/Final Writer Users: Unfortunately I cannot help you with the installation, but I would guess you need to copy the fonts to your CGFonts directory. Read your manual for full instructions. Wordworth 2 (and above) Users: Select the fonts you want to use and copy the corresponding .lib file from this disk to you intellifont directory on one of your AgfaFonts disks. Then run the program AgfaInstall (This is also on one of you Wordworth2 disks). You can use the installer to do the copying for you. POSTSCRIPT USERS I have decided that due to limited space on each disk that I will not supply the downloadable font files. If you need them then you should use the CreateFont utility that was supplied with ProPage 2.1 and higher, and PageSetter 3. If I receive enough letters asking for them I may release separate disks with just these downloadable fonts on. CG UPDATE This program is for use with Professional Page v2.1 (and higher) and Pagesetter 3. Full details can be found in the ReadMeFirst! file which is in the CG_Update directory. This program will update the font list required by these programs. To be able to do this it must have access to your logical CGFonts: assignment. To ensure that this assignment is present boot up your machine from the programs floppy or hard disk and then run the CG_Update program. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR WORDWORTH USERS!: Wordworth uses a similar program to CG_Update called Agfa-Install. This has NOT been included on this disk as you will already have a copy of it on one of your Agfa-Fonts disks. To use it again boot from your floppy or hard disk and run the program. SECTION 3 ~~~~~~~~~ ABOUT THE FONT DOCUMENTATION Nearly all of the fonts included on these disks were originally in Type 1 format, which were then converted to Compugraphic format. While reading each fonts documentation you will notice that the author says that there are files included which you cannot find on this disk. These have not been included as they are specific to the Adobe format and the machine they were originally on. These file are of no use to you and so are not included. The necessary parts of these files have been converted and saved as the .dat, .lib and .metric files you will find in the CGFonts directory. The picture previews that the author may say are supplied have all been transferred into one file (see below). PICTORIAL FONT LIST The Fontlist file is simply a list of the fonts on this disk saved as a viewable IFF. To save having to use a separated picture viewer I used Amiganuts excellent MOD Processor. Unfortunately this means that you will not be able to alter it or view it through a program such a DPaint. To quit from the display just press the left mouse button. This file only gives a rough representation of how the fonts look. I had to use a screen grabber to save off the display from a DTP package. The fonts look rough on screen but print out much, much better. INDEX I have included an index list of all fonts up to and including the disk you have now. This will be updated with every release. The contents file details which disk you have and the fonts on it. FINALLY With the release of the Soft-Logik`s TypeSmith program and their promise of a Quark beating PageStream 3, it seems that at last there is a chance that the can Amiga establish itself as an excellent DTP machine. If you are lucky enough to own Typesmith and create any fonts using this or another such program, or have any unusual typefaces in either Compugraphic or Adobe Type 1 format please make them available to other users. Put them on a disk and send them to a PD library yourself or send them to me and I will be more than happy to include them on these disks! Thanks for reading this far, and I hope I haven`t confused you too much. Please take time to read the other very important files on the disk. I hope you will find this collection useful and make use of it. Please pay Shareware fees where possible, and just remember the cheapest selection of commercial fonts costs around £35 and contains only a small number. A shareware registration fee is a small price to pay. By the time you are reading this there should be a few more disks from this collection available so if you liked this one get the rest. All these disks should be available from most good PD libraries, if however they are not ask why! If you can`t find them then try: 17 Bit Software Ground Zero Software 1st Floor Offices 4 Chandos Road 2/8 Market Street Redland Wakefield Bristol West Yorkshire BS6 6PE WF1 1DH Seasoft Computing The Business Centre First Floor 80 Woodlands Avenue Rustington West Sussex BN16 3EY If you want to contact me you can write to: Clive Gardner 42 Westfield Avenue, Watford Herts. WD2 4EH Please do not ask me to send you any of these disks as I do not have time to copy them myself. Just contact a PD library. If you have any comments, queries, questions etc. that you want answering please send an first class stamp, and I will try to reply as soon as possible. A blank disk is also sometimes useful but not necessary. If you have created any fonts yourself and would like them to be included in this collection, or you have some unusual PD/Shareware fonts please do not hesitate to send them in! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everything on this disk is either PD or Shareware except for the programs CG_Update and Installer, to which Gold Disk Inc. and Commodore hold the copyright respectively. I cannot take any responsibility for any damage occurring to yourself or your property due to use of this disk and associated files. To the best of my knowledge, all of the included files are either PD or Shareware and are suitable for distribution on this disk. If however you are either a copyright holder or an author and feel your copyright has been infringed, or you do not wish your work to be distributed in this collection, then please contact me and I will do my best to rectify the situation. CG_Update: The CG_Update program is copyrighted by Gold Disk Incorporated and is distributed, free of charge, by Clive Gardner on the CG Collection Disks with permission from Gold Disk Incorporated. Under no circumstances may the CG_Update program be redistributed by any company, individual or otherwise without written permission of Gold Disk Incorporated. Gold Disk Incorporated can, under no circumstances be held liable for the performance of the CG_Update program. Installer: (c) Copyright 1991-93 Commodore-Amiga, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced and distributed under license from Commodore. INSTALLER SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE; NO WARRANTIES ARE MADE. ALL USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. 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