Home Computing Weekly


Multifont

Categories: Review: Software
Author: C.B.
Publisher: Image Systems
Machine: Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #33

This cassette holds six different type fonts which are easily loaded above RAMTOP. Full instructions on LOADing and accessing the fonts are given in the accompanying folder.

The fonts occupy either 472 or 768 bytes and so leave quite a bit of room for the rest of the program.

The fonts are these:

Extended Bold: This is a complete set of bolder than usual characters with true descenders. The problem is, these descenders merge with some ascenders on the line below.

Modern: Only capitals, numbers and symbols to code 90 are available, lower case letters printing as garbage. (This restriction also applies to the next three fonts.)

The 7 is top heavy, the M has a thin middle, and the X appears to have a broken leg!

The instructions indicate that @ is redefined as £. This was not so on the review copy.

Serif: This is a clear, easy-to-read set with a classical feel.

Lodestone: The numbers (similar to those on cheques) are quite attractive but the capitals are rather odd.

The M & N have a dot between the ascenders and the X appears to have boots on!

Standard Bold: A heavy set with a strange K, M, W & K.

Greek: Nice looking but of questionable use.

C.B.

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