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                                  JFont
			       User's Guide

                                        http://homepages.go.com/~softyjfont/
                                        softyjfont@go.com                   
                                        Copyright (c) 1999,2000 by Softy    
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    Table of Contents:

     1. Default value & Commands or Components                              
     2. Main window							    
     3. Image Canvas							    
     4. Edit Canvas							    
     5. Edit text							    
     6. Instruct Font Rendering                                             
     7. Change Font Size                                                    
     8. Change Font Style						    
     9. Change Canvas Size						    
    10. Draw Canvas background						    
    11. Clear the windws						    
    12. Save to a file							    
    13. Quit JFont							    
    14. For more informations						    



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     1. Default value & Commands or Components                              
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	Main Window       :  Red Icon (System status)                       
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        540 x 360 (Resaizable)						    
                                                                            
                                                                            
        Image Canvas      :  Yellow Icon (Reference status)                 
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	File/Load         :  GIF, JPG, JPEG                                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
        Edit Canvas       :  Green Icon (Editable status)                   
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	File/Save         :  GIF, JPG                                       
	Canvas            :  300 x 200 (Resaizable)                         
	Size Minimum      :  8 x 8                                          
	Size Maximum      :  999 x 999                                      
	Background        :  Color                                          
	color             :  White                                          
	Gradient          :  Horizontal-Gradient                            
	Gradient color    :  White, White                                   
                                                                            
                                                                            
	Menubar                                                             
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        File ---                                                            
               |-- Load  : Load image file for reference.                   
               |                                                            
               |-- Save  : Sava canvas image to a file.                     
               |                                                            
               |-- Exit  : Quit program.                                    
                                                                            
                                                                            
        Canvas --                                                           
               |-- New   : Make a new editable canvas.                      
               |                                                            
               |-- Background : Rendering command for background.           
               |                                                            
               |-- Clear : Clear all the canvas on the window.              
                                                                            
        Text ---                                                            
               |-- Edit  : Input text and instruct Font.                    
               |                                                            
               |-- Render: Instruct rendering style.                        
               |                                                            
               |-- Size  : Change option/size for Font.                     
               |                                                            
               |-- Color : Change Font color.                               
               |                                                            
               |-- Style : Change Font attributes Plain/Italic/Bold.        
									    
                                                                            
	Toolbar                                                             
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               |-- New   : Make a new editable canvas.                      
                                                                            
               |-- Clear : Clear all the canvas on the window.              
                                                                            
               |-- Text  : Input text and instruct Font.                    
                                                                            
               |-- Save  : Sava canvas image to a file.                     
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
	Text                                                                
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	Font              :  Arial                                          
	Render            :  Fill                                           
	Font size         :  Justification                                  
	Font size Minimum :  8                                              
	Font size Maximum :  200                                            
	Font color        :  Black                                          
	Font style        :  Plain                                          
	Font style Italic :  Off                                            
	Font style Bold   :  Off                                            
	Font stroke       :  float 2.5 (Unchangeable)                       
	3DStyle XDescent  :  -5                                             
	3DStyle Yescent   :  -5                                             
	3DStyle Alpha     :  200                                            


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     2. Main window
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	This is just a table,not editable, shows red icon on the titlebar.
	Red icon shows system status, also other system windows, like a
	dialogbox, have and shows red icon.


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     3. Image Canvas							    
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	Under curent, this canvas is only for reference of images.

	To call this canvas from 

		Menubar - File/Load

	and select image file(gif or jpeg) from FileDialog.

	This canvas show Yellow Icon on the titlebar.
	Not editable nor resizable.


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     4. Edit Canvas							    
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	Edit canvas has Green Icon, shows editable.
	This is JFont main body.
	Render text and background, through Menubar/Toolbar commands.

	To call this canvas from 

		Menubar - Canvas/New
		or
		Toolbar - New


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     5. Edit text
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	Current JFont is one-line editor.                                   

	Please input text on the Textfield, calling                         

		Menubar - Text/Edit                                         
		or                                                          
		Toolbar - Text                                              

	And select Font from pulldown-menu of Font-list.
	This list shows the contents of "AllFonts.txt"


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     6. Instruct Font Rendering                                             
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	Instruction of rendering style is from

		Menubar - Text/Render                                       

	Selectable style are                                                

		Fill        : Fill with a color.                            
		Draw        : Draw edge of Font with color.                 
		Fill&Draw   : Fill and then draw with color.                
		Texture     : Fill with a texture image.                    
		Image	    : Render by a image with thumbnail.             
		Gradient    : Gradastion with 2 colors.                     
		3DStyle	    : 3DStyle redering.                             


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     7. Change Font Size                                                    
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	Command is by

		Menubar -- Text/FontSize                                   

	JFont deside Font size as justificatin is default.
	Dialog shows to change this option to others.

		Justification : Calculate font size from canvas size.

		Maximum	      : Maximum size against canvas size.

		Option        : Users option with actual Font size.


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     8. Change Font Style
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	To change Font attributes by

		Menubar -- Text/Style                                       

	This optin is the conbination of                                    

		Font-Plain   with Bold or not                               
		Font-Italic  with Bold or not                               


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     9. Change Canvas Size
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	Current JFont have no entrance to change canvas size on Menubar.

	The easy way to change the size is drag side or bottom/corner 
	of Edit-Canvas with mouse, and then deside size.


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    10. Draw Canvas background
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	Drawing of csanvas background available following methods.	    
									    
		Menubar -- Canvas/Background                                

	    Color    : Fill with a color.				    
	    Texture  : Fill with a texture image fragment.		    
	    Image    : Fill with a image with thumbnail.		    
	    Gradient : Fill gradfiental with two colors.		    
	    NightSky : Like Night Sky					    


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    11. Clear the windws
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	To clear the canvases is as follow.                                 

		Menubar -- Canvas/Background                                
		or							    
		Toolbar -- Clear                                            




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    12. Save to a file
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	The image on the canvas would be saved into a file.		    
	Command is as follow.

		Menubar -- File/Save                                        
		or							    
		Toolbar -- Save

	Gif or JPeg format file are available.				    


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    13. Quit JFont
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	To quit program as follow

		Menubar -- File/Exit                                        
		or							    
		Click  x mark right side on the titlebar.


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    14. For more informations
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        Please be careful to watch JFont Homepage on line as documents	    
	will be added or reviced day by day.				    
									    
	    URL : http://homepages.go.com/~softyjfont/			    

	You will find tutorials or examples.				    


