This dialog box defines font styles used in text display. It associates a name with a text-style as defined by specific parameters.

Screen shot: Fonts dialog box

Left Portion of the Dialog Box

• The font list displays pre-defined styles. When a font is selected from the list, its characteristics appear on the right. Several fonts may be selected at once by using the CNTRL key. Pre-defined styles are stored in the Configuration Files.
   
• The text field beneath the list modifies the name of a selected style.
   
• The New Font button creates a new font. By default it will have the same characteristics as the selected font, as well as the same name followed by a number.
   
• The Delete Font button deletes a font. A font used in the application or defined with the \LOCK command in the Configuration Files cannot be deleted.
   

Right Portion of the Dialog Box:

• The Features and Configuration buttons change the contents of the Configuration section. If the Features button is selected, basic stylistic features may be chosen, such as underlining, shadowing, etc. The Configuration button changes font parameters in detail.
   
• The Configuration section may take on two forms:
   
  • General font features, if the Features button is engaged.
     
  • Detailed feature configuration, if the Configuration button is engaged.
     

• The preview area instantly displays the appearance of a font in its current configuration.
   
  

Lower Portion of the Dialog Box:

• OK accepts all modifications carried out upon the list and closes the box. Texts utilizing modified styles will be updated automatically.
   
• Cancel cancels all operations to the list and closes the box.
   

Configuration Section: General features

Screen shot: General configuration

In this format the Configuration Section is composed, from top to bottom, by:

• The pulldown Font Family menu selects font type. This list is kept in the Configuration files.
   
• The Color List selects the font color. The Color list is defined in the Color Preparation dialog box.
   
• The Size text field defines font size. This measure corresponds to the font's height and is expressed in typographic points between 1 and 1000 pts.
   
• The horizontal toolbar changes font features. Toolbar buttons are as follows:
   
  • The first button produces bold features. If the selected font family does not support bold print, this button is grey.
     
  • The second button produces italic features. If the selected font family does not support italic print, this button is grey.
     
  • The third button produces a shadow feature. The user may extensively modify the shadow's configuration from the Detailed Configuration section.
     
  • The fourth button produces an underline feature. The user may extensively modify the underline's configuration from the Detailed Configuration section.
     
  • The last button produces a strike-through feature. The user may extensively modify the strike-through&'s configuration from the Detailed Configuration section.
     
• The Exponent button produces superscript features. The Exponent and Index features are mutually exclusive. The user may extensively modify exponent configuration from the Detailed Configuration section.
   
• The Index button produces subscript features. The Exponent and Index features are mutually exclusive. The user may extensively modify the index configuration from the Detailed Configuration section.
   
• The Small Caps button changes lowercase letters to small caps. The small caps appear like regular capital letters except they retain their original small size. The Small caps and uppercase features are mutually exclusive.
   
• The Uppercase button changes lower case letters to uppercase letters. The Small caps and uppercase features are mutually exclusive.
   
• The Width button enlarges or narrows font width. The horizontal expansion factor may be selected from the Detailed Configuration section.
   
• The Summary of Parameters section displays a synthesis of the selected font's characteristics and features.
   

Configuration Section: Detailed Configuration

Screen shot: Detailed configuration

The Configuration section in this format allows the user to fine-tune the configuration of various selected features. This section is divided into six sub-sections, one for each feature. Each of these sub-sections contains a button in front of the feature's name. When modifying a value in one of these sub-sections, its button selects itself automatically in order that the user be able to view changes in the preview area.

Several of these parameters relate to a particular fraction of font height. (the space between the baseline and the top line of a font.)

The Configuration section is composed of:

• The Underline section is made up of:
   
  • A text field dY selects the position of the underline bar. This value is expressed as a percentage of the font height and will be between 0 and 100%. A 0% value corresponds to an underline bar at the baseline.
     
  • A Color List selects the color of the underline.
     
  • The Ep text field selects the thickness of the bar. This value is expressed as a percentage of the font height and must be between 1% and 20%.
     
  • The list of line styles selects the underline bar's design. It contains a combination of simple, double or triple underlines or spaces.
     

• The Strike-through section is made up of:
   
  • The dY text field selects the position of the bar. This value is expressed as a percentage of the font height and must be between 0% and 100%. A 0% value corresponds to a strike-through at the baseline, a 100% corresponds to a strike-through at the top-line.
     
  • The Color List selects the color of the bar.
     
  • The Ep text field selects the thickness of the bar. The value is expressed as a percentage of the font height and must be set between 1% and 20%.
     
  • The list of line styles selects the strikethrough bar's design. It contains a combination of simple, double, or triple bars or spaces.
     

• The Shadowed section is made up of:
   
  • The dX text field selects the horizontal differential from the shadow. This value is expressed as a fraction of the font height, in percentage form between -50% and 50%. A 0% value corresponds to no differential. A negative value corresponds to a shadow leaning towards the height, and a positive value corresponds to a shadow leaning towards the bottom.
     
  • The dY text field selects the shadow's vertical differential. This value is expressed as a fraction of the font height, in percentage form between -50% and 50%. A 0% value corresponds to no differential. A negative value corresponds to a shadow leaning towards the top and a positive value corresponds to a shadow leaning towards the bottom.
     
  • The Color List selects the color of the bar.

   

• The Width text field defines the horizontal expansion factor. This factor is expressed as a percentage and must be between 1% and 1000%. If the value is 100%, the font is normal size. If the value is 50%, the font is half as wide as normal, and if the value is 200% the font is twice normal size.
  

• The Index section is made up of:
   
  • The Y-pos text field selects the differential towards the bottom of the font. This value is expressed as a fraction of font height, in percentage form between 0% and 100%. A 0% value corresponds to no differential, and a 50% value corresponds to a differential towards the bottom of the baseline from halfway up the height of the font.
     
  • The Size text field selects the reduction factor of the font. This value corresponds to a fraction of the normal font size, expressed as a percentage between 10% and 100%. A 100% value corresponds to no reduction and a 50% value for a 12 pt font corresponds to a 6 pt font size for the index feature.

   

• The Exponent section is made up of:
   
  • The Y-pos text field selects the differential towards the top of the font. This value is expressed as a fraction of font height, in percentage form between 0% and 100%. A 0% value corresponds to no differential, and a 50% value corresponds to a differential towards the top of the baseline from halfway up the font height.
     
  • The Size text field selects the font reduction factor. This value corresponds to a fraction of the normal font size, expressed in percentage form between 10% and 100%. A 100% value corresponds to no font reduction, and a 50% value for a 12 pt. font corresponds to a 6 pt. font size for the exponent features.