Frobisher v1.31
Rubicon Fonts, Volume #2
Shareware Edition
Rubicon Computer Labs

SHAREWARE MEANS FREE TRIAL. PLEASE REGISTER.

This package is distributed as shareware, and contains 1 font from our
Frobisher family. You may examine and test it, free of charge. Other use
requires payment of a registration fee. The software is fully function-
al, and not crippled in any way. Please register your shareware or pass
it along for someone else to try. Payment is on the honour system, but
registered users receive the following fonts: 

Frobisher   Normal, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique
Frobisher   Light, LightOblique, Extrabold, ExtraboldOblique
Frobisher   Ultrabold

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DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS

The Frobisher font family is Rubicon's implementation of the Frutiger
font design. It is an isometric font clone of the original. 

Rubicon's isometric font clones are digitised on a 2000x2000 pixel grid.
They are isometric to their namesakes, meaning that the Postscript font
metrics are the same. This includes character widths, baselines, side
bearings, bounding boxes, and kerning pairs.

RELEASE NOTES

Font releases 1.2 and 1.3 introduce advanced Type1 font hinting, for
better on-screen legibility in sizes 8 to 12 points. Printed appearance
is not affected. Computer screens have low resolution compared to most
printing devices. Grid-fitting hints tell the Postscript or Truetype
font rasterizer how to improve legibility at low resolutions. 

Release 1.2 fonts are programmed with manual font level hints and
automatic character level hints. Release 1.3 fonts add manual character
level hints. 

Releases 1.21 and 1.31 add minor corrections to the hyphen and minus
characters. They provide separate Postscript and Truetype versions
(partly to accomodate Windows NT). Truetype is now provided in 3
versions. There is Standard Truetype, which will run on any current
version of Windows, and platform specific variants, which will not. The
platform specific Truetypes are slightly better quality than the
Standard Truetype. They are Win31 Truetype, specific to Win31 or Win95,
and WinNT Truetype, specific to WinNT. 

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FONT INSTALLATION GUIDE

PREPARING FOR FONT INSTALLATION

Rubicon font software is distributed in either uncompressed format
(ready to use) or compressed format (ZIP for PC's and Stuffit for
Mac's). Compressed font archives must be expanded before installation.
This has probably been done already, to permit the user to read this
file. The font installation software will need the location of the new
(uninstalled) fonts, i.e. the names of the disk drive and directory path
(folder) where the new fonts are stored. 

The new font files should be placed either on a floppy diskette,
or in a temporary directory (folder) on a hard disk. These files are
not needed after installation, but a backup copy should be retained.
During installation, the font software is copied onto hard disk, in the
appropriate location.

FONT INSTALLATION PROCEDURES

Rubicon fonts are provided in Postscript Type1 and Truetype formats,
with special versions for various computer operating system platforms.
For PC's there are Standard Truetype, Win31 Truetype, WinNT Truetype,
and PC Type1 fonts. For Mac there are Mac Truetype and Mac Type1 fonts.
For Unix, there are Unix Type1 fonts. Other computing platforms or
hardware devices may also support one or more of these font formats or
versions.

Installation instructions are outlined below for the various operating
systems and font versions.

- Windows (any) and Truetype
- MS-DOS and Truetype
- MacIntosh (any) and Truetype
- Other Systems and Truetype

- Windows (any) and ATM
- Windows NT and Type1
- MS-DOS and Type1
- OS/2 and Type1
- MacIntosh (any) and ATM
- Unix and Type1
- Other Systems and Type1

WINDOWS (ANY) AND TRUETYPE

Truetype fonts may be installed into any version of Windows, beginning
with Win31. First, note the location where the new (uninstalled) fonts
are stored. The name of the disk drive is needed and the directory path
(folder), if any. The instructions which follow are for Win95, other
versions of Windows are similar. Begin as follows: 

   Find the "Control Panel" icon and open it
   Open the "Fonts" icon
   From the "File" menu, choose "Install New Font"
      The dialogue box "Add Fonts" should appear
   Specify the location of the new fonts as follows:
      Choose the disk drive letter from the "Drives" menu
      (Disk drives are denoted a: b: c: etc.)
      Choose the folder, if any, from the "Folders" menu
   The "List of Fonts" menu should display the new font names
      Choose "Select All" to install all the new fonts
      Or, select fonts individually from the "List of Fonts" menu
      (Hold down the shift key to select more than one font.)
   Mark the option box "Copy fonts to Fonts folder"
   Choose "OK", then wait while Windows installs the selected fonts
   Close the "Fonts" window to return to the "Control Panel" window
   Close the "Control Panel" window to return to Windows 95
   -- done --

In case of difficulty, consult the Windows documentation.

MS-DOS AND TRUETYPE

MS-DOS does not support Truetype fonts directly. Those MS-DOS
applications with Truetype font support each have their own unique
installation procedures. Consult the corresponding User Guides. Example:
Word Perfect 6.0. 

MACINTOSH (ANY) AND TRUETYPE

To install Truetype fonts into MacIntosh System 7 (or newer), locate and
identify the Truetype font files, indicated by a suitcase icon with a
filename ending in "TT", then drag them into the System folder. System 7
will respond, asking for permission to move the font files into the
System Font sub-folder. Select the "OK" button. The new fonts will not
be available to currently running applications until they have been quit
and re-launched. 

Truetype fonts can also be used with later versions of System 6. The
following software is required: System 6.0.6 or newer, the Truetype
INIT, and the Font D/A Mover 4.1 or newer. These were formerly available
free of charge from Apple. Using Font D/A Mover, install the entire
contents of the Truetype font suitcases. These contain 1 or more
Truetype font outlines, and optionally may contain 1 or more
hand-tuned screen fonts. 

OTHER SYSTEMS AND TRUETYPE

Truetype fonts can also be used with certain other computer platforms or
operating systems, and in certain printing devices which accept
downloadable fonts directly, e.g. certain Hewlett Packard laser
printers. Consult the appropriate operating system or hardware reference
manuals.

ATM AND WINDOWS (ANY)

Adobe Type Manager (ATM) for Windows is an alternative to the Truetype
font rasterizer that is built into Win31 or newer. ATM is available for
Win30, Win31, Win95, Win98, and WinNT. ATM uses Postscript Type1 fonts
rather than Truetype fonts. Note that WinNT supports Type1 fonts
directly, so that ATM is optional but not required. The instructions
which follow are for ATM 4.0 and Win95. The procedure is similar for
other versions of ATM and/or Windows. 

First, note the location where the new (uninstalled) fonts are stored:
the name of the disk drive and of the directory path (folder), if any.
From inside Windows, begin 

   Close any programs that are in use
   From the "Start" button on the menu bar, launch Adobe ATM
   Select the "Add" button
   Specify the location of the new fonts as follows:
      Choose the disk drive letter
      (Disk drives are denoted A: B: C: etc.)
      Choose the directory path (folder), if any
   ATM should display the new font names
      Select desired fonts individually from this menu
      (Hold down the shift key to select more than one font)
   Select the "Add" button
   Wait while ATM installs the selected fonts
   Close the ATM window
   -- done --

In case of difficulty, consult the ATM User Guide, under "Adding and
removing fonts".

WINDOWS NT AND TYPE1

WinNT supports Type1 fonts directly, without the use of ATM. To install,
either copy the fonts into the system font folder, or install from the
WinNT control panel. For further details, consult the WinNT user manual.

MS-DOS AND TYPE1

MS-DOS does not support Postscript fonts directly. Those MS-DOS
applications with Postscript font support each have their own unique
installation procedures. Consult the corresponding User Guides.
Examples: Adobe Font Foundry, Xy Write, Word Perfect 6.0, Ventura
Publisher. 

OS/2 AND TYPE1

OS/2 provides direct support for Type1 fonts. Note that many users run
Windows 3.1 on top of OS/2. Windows programs require that the fonts be
installed into Windows (as above). To install for OS/2, first note the
location where the new (uninstalled) fonts are stored: the drive letter
and the directory path (folder), if any. e.g. "A:\" or "C:\TEMP".

From the OS/2 System icon view, use the mouse to:

   double click the "System Setup" icon
   double click the "Font Palette" icon
   single click the "Edit Font" button
   single click the "Add" button
   set the drive/directory of the new fonts
      e.g. "A:\" or "C:\TEMP"
   single click the "Add" button
      a list of filenames will appear under "Font Files"
   to select fonts for installation, click one or more filenames
      the corresponding font names will appear
   click again to deselect unwanted fonts
   single-click the "Add" button to install selected fonts
   close the "Edit Font" window
   close the "Font Palette" window
   -- done --

MACINTOSH (ANY) AND ATM

Adobe Type Manager (ATM) for MacIntosh is an alternative to the Truetype
font rasterizer that is provided with Mac O/S 7.0 or newer. Older
versions of ATM also work with System 6. ATM uses Type1 fonts rather
than Truetype. 

To install Type1 fonts for use with ATM, locate and identify the screen
font files (icon depicts a suitcase) and the Postscript Type1 files
(icon depicts a printer with the numeral "1"). Drag these files into the
System folder. Mac O/S will respond, asking for permission to move the
font files into the System Font sub-folder. Select the "OK" button. The
new fonts will not be available to currently running applications until
they have been quit and re-launched. 

UNIX AND TYPE1

The Postscript Type1 Unix format is also known as "Printer Font Ascii"
or PFA. It is a verbose hexadecimal representation of the outline font,
commonly used by Unix windowing environments like Sun OS and Next Step.
These usually have the filename extension PFA, rather than PFB, which is
used for PC Type1 fonts. Unix Type1 fonts can be downloaded directly to
Postscript printers.

Check the user manual for the Unix system in question, regarding support
and installation instructions for Unix Type1 fonts. Some Unix systems
may also support PC Type1 fonts.

OTHER SYSTEMS AND TYPE1

Type1 fonts can also be used with certain other computer platforms or
operating systems, and in certain printing devices which accept down-
loadable fonts directly, e.g. an Adobe Postscript Printer. Generally, PC
Type1 fonts should be used, though some systems or devices require Unix
Type1 fonts. 

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