Introduction:
Fontaloger is a Final Writer ARexx macro which will print all fonts in a
specified path. The font name will be printed using a common font and a
test string will be printed using the actual font.
Since Fontaloger prints each page as is it created, clears the document,
and starts the next page on an empty document, there is no limit to the
number of fonts, or pages of fonts which can be cataloged. In contrast,
accumulation (as a single Final Writer document) of a large font catalog
could exceed the available memory of an 8 MB Amiga.
A catalog page can contain one, two, or three columns of font samples,
allowing 15, 56, and 108 samples per page respectively. You can choose
from these based on your preferences and available memory. Fontaloger has
two sorting modes and two page format options and allows the user to save
each page as a Final Writer document or create a sorted ASCII fonts
listing.
Requirements:
Any Amiga
Final Writer V4
OS 2.04+
AmigaDOS commands:
RequestFile, RequestChoice, Wait, Delete, Run, Rename, List, Sort, Copy
6MB RAM
Recommended:
Accelerated Amiga
Final Writer V5 (Fontaloger prefers to use the FW V5 public screen)
OS 3.1
AmigaDOS commands:
RequestFile, RequestChoice, Wait, Delete, Run, Rename, List, Sort, Copy
>8MB RAM
Revision History:
V1.2 (03-Sep-98) :
* Added new page format which lists font name and path for each font.
* Added "sort by font name, then path" option.
* Changed header page numbering format from "Page x" to "Page x of y".
* Increased maximum font name/path length from 37 characters to 74.
* Corrected error in tallying of bad files.
* Bell no longer sounds between pages in 'Autoprint' mode.
* Moved page size setting to GETCONFIG section.
* Various minor bug fixes
V1.11 (26-May-98) :
* Fixed coding mistake in "Page Prompt" mode requester to "print page
again".
V1.1 (20-Feb-98) :
* Added auto-identification of font files via verification of
first two bytes of file.
* Fixed a bug which prevented Fontaloger from scanning a device's
root directory (i.e. Work:).
* Changed 'Test' option in print mode requester to "List to file"
option which creates a list of fonts in a file in the RAM Disk.
* Changed the order of the startup requesters - print mode before
the number of columns.
* Removed automatic 'Quit' ARexx command to FW by Fontaloger.
* Added a beep to the page prompt - V1.0 did not have this even
though the .doc file said it did.
V1.0 (5-Feb-98) : Initial release
Distribution:
Fontaloger is freeware, but please keep the archive intact.
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