CombiNumerals(tm) is a typeface for creating circled numbers,<br />
popular for use in Web graphics, documentation and<br />
instructional material, maps, signs and guide books, for<br />
example. With CombiNumerals, you can create any number<br />
between 0 and 99. Here's how:<br />
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   SINGLE-DIGIT NUMBERS<br />
      The numbers 0 through 9 are created by pressing the <br />
      A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J keys respectively <br />
      (you can type either lower- or uppercase).<br />
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   DOUBLE-DIGIT NUMBERS<br />
      The numbers 00 through 99 are created by first <br />
      pressing one of the number keys (0-9), followed by<br />
      Shift-number. For example, to create the number 67, <br />
      press the 6 key followed by Shift-7. You can also <br />
      create two-digit circled numbers with a leading<br />
      zero, 07 (0, Sh-7), for example.<br />
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      NOTE: Don't attempt to kern or adjust the letter <br />
      spacing of double-digit numbers. Doing so will create <br />
      gaps between the digits, or cause them to align <br />
      improperly.<br />
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   MULTIPLE WEIGHTS<br />
      CombiNumerals is available in two weights -- Open and <br />
      Solid. The Open weight displays numbers inside hollow<br />
      circles. The Solid weight displays white numbers inside <br />
      filled circles. The Solid weight is the Bold version<br />
      of the Open weight.<br />
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   ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS<br />
      Several other characters besides numerals are available<br />
      in this font. For instance, arrows, hands, pointers, <br />
      and the Mac OS and Windows logos (including circled M <br />
      and W characters) can be created. These characters are <br />
      commonly used by people writing documentation, but are <br />
      also used for things like maps, signs, posters, guide <br />
      books, etc.<br />
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ABOUT THE FONT<br />
<br />
CombiNumerals was designed and created by Sean Cavanaugh,<br />
the author of Digital Type Design Guide, The Page Designer's <br />
Guide to Working with Type, published by Hayden Books <br />
(ISBN 1-56830-190-1).<br />
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CombiNumerals is free, but Digital Type Design Guide will run <br />
you about $40 bucks. The book is bundled with a hybrid CD <br />
containing 220 typefaces in PostScript Type 1 and TrueType <br />
formats for the Mac OS and Windows. Digital Type Design Guide <br />
is available from Amazon.com <br />
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1568301901/digitaltypedesigA/> <br />
or direct from Hayden (call 800-763-7438), as well as from finer <br />
bookstores. You can contact the author via e-mail <br />
<seanc@compuserve.com>, or visit the book's Web page at <br />
<http://www.mvd.com/seanc> for more free stuff and information.<br />
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   COMMENTS ABOUT DIGITAL TYPE DESIGN GUIDE<br />
<br />
     "In a sea of nearly-useless type books, it [Digital Type <br />
      Design Guide] is a fine piece of work."<br />
<br />
            JIM SEYMOUR<br />
            (columnist, PC Magazine)<br />
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<br />
     "Anyone even remotely interested in type and design needs <br />
      this book. The CD alone is worth much more than the cover <br />
      price."<br />
<br />
            JOHN C. DVORAK<br />
<br />
<br />
     "At last! A top-notch guide to digital fonts. Having taught<br />
      a course in digital fonts management for a university ext-<br />
      ension graphic design program, I've often been asked to<br />
      recommend a book on the use and understanding of digital <br />
      fonts. Frustratingly enough, there hasn't been one -- till <br />
      now. The first third of Cavanaugh's book provides a thorough, <br />
      accurate, understandable explanation of the technical and <br />
      stylistic issues; the balance of the book deals with type in <br />
      design. The cross-platform character charts on pages 68 and<br />
      69 are, by themselves, worth the price of the book. The book <br />
      is well-written, easy to understand, and includes a ton of <br />
      Macintosh and Windows fonts on an enclosed CD-ROM."<br />
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                                            <br />
            billjust@ix.netcom.com<br />
            (reader review, posted on Amazon.com)<br />
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NEW TYPE CD-ROM AVAILABLE!!<br />
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THERE ARE 500 TYPEFACES on the CD, licensed from SoftMaker/ATF, <br />
each available in both PostScript Type 1 and TrueType formats <br />
for Macs and PCs. Several of the typefaces include matching <br />
expert sets (ligatures and fractions), small caps, oldstyle <br />
(non-lining) numerals, and swash caps. <br />
<br />
The collection was meticulously selected to provide you with <br />
a complete typeface library spanning all the historical periods <br />
and functional categories of type design. Good looking typefaces <br />
for just about any kind of document -- from professional resumes<br />
to funky Web graphics, newsletters, advertisements, posters, <br />
signs, correspondence, etc., etc.<br />
<br />
The CD is available direct from MicroVision Development for <br />
$29.95 + tax and shipping charges. Call 1-800-998-4555, or<br />
set your browser to <www.mvd.com> to order or receive more<br />
information.<br />
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INSTALLING COMBINUMERALS <br />
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First decide whether you want to install the PostScript<br />
Type 1 or TrueType version of CombiNumerals (you can<br />
install both, but I don't recommend doing so).<br />
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   Macintosh (using Mac OS 7.5 or later) <br />
<br />
      Select either the "Type 1" folder or the<br />
      "TrueType" folder located inside the CombiNumerals <br />
      folder, and drag it to the icon of your System <br />
      Folder. When you let go of the mouse, a dialog box <br />
      asks if you want to put the fonts into the Fonts <br />
      folder. Click OK and they are installed automatically.<br />
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      If you are using a font management program such as <br />
      ATM Deluxe 4.0, MasterJuggler or Suitcase, follow <br />
      your normal procedure for installing and managing fonts.<br />
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   Windows 95<br />
<br />
      Open the "TrueType" folder located inside the <br />
      CombiNumerals folder, and drag the files COMBN___.TTF <br />
      and COMBNS__.TTF to the Fonts folder inside the <br />
      Win95 folder.<br />
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      To install the PostScript Type 1 fonts, you must have <br />
      ATM for Windows installed. Open the ATM Control Panel,<br />
      click the Add button, and from the Directories list, <br />
      select the directory (i.e., folder) where the files <br />
      COMBN___.PFM and COMBNS__.PFM reside. Select both fonts<br />
      from the Available Fonts list, and click Add.<br />
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VERSION HISTORY<br />
<br />
3.0   Added several additional characters such as pointers, <br />
      hands, symbols, and logos (MacOS and Windows). You can<br />
      now access single-digit numbers by typing either lower-<br />
      or uppercase A--J keys (used to have type lowercase <br />
      only). Designed a new icon (Mac Type 1 fonts only).<br />
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2.0   Created a Solid weight to complement the Regular (now <br />
      Open) weight. Adjusted character positions for better fit.<br />
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1.0   Initial release.<br />
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PERMISSION<br />
<br />
Permission is hereby granted to freely distribute CombiNumerals to <br />
other electronic bulletin boards, online services, FTP sites and <br />
Web sites, but the Read Me files MUST accompany it (in fact, you<br />
should use the original archive). You may not sell CombiNumerals <br />
or distribute it on diskettes or CDs -- be they shareware or <br />
commercial collections -- without Sean Cavanaugh's prior written <br />
permission. You can contact him via e-mail by sending a message to<br />
seanc@compuserve.com.<br />
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(c) 1997 Sean Cavanaugh.<br />
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CombiNumerals is a trademark of Title Wave Studios.