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*                          Compose for Windows, V1.33                       *
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Copyright (c) 1991-1992 by Digital Equipment Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.

You are free to use and distribute Compose for noncommercial use 
as long as:

  * No fee is charged for use, copying, or distribution.
  * The files are not modified in any way.
  * All files are distributed together.

This software is distributed "AS IS". DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR 
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FUNCTIONALITY 
OR DATA INTEGRITY OR PROTECTION. IN NO EVENT SHALL DIGITAL EQUIPMENT
CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE, OR
INABILITY TO USE, THIS SOFTWARE.

*** Version specific release notes are at the end of this file.

Compose is a Windows application with four major uses:

        1. Allows easy mnemonic access to characters not found on your
           keyboard such as "1 2" for the ½ character, "c /" for the ¢ 
           character, "a^" for the â character.

        2. Allows easy dialog box access to the individual characters of
           a font. This can be quite helpful for symbol and dingbat fonts.
           A listbox with all of the characters of a font is displayed;
           double click on the desired character and it will be sent
           to the current application. No more guessing or searching
           around for symbol and dingbat font reference cards.

        3. Allows easy access to the current date and time. A quick
           mnemonic sequence of keys send the characters of the current
           date and/or time to the current application.

        4. Previewing of the many scalable typefaces (commercial and
           public domain) that are available for Windows. You can preview
           a font from a window or you can preview all the characters on 
           paper by printing the entire font in the point size and style
           that you desire. Technical information about the font can also
           be printed. There is also an option to print sample strings of
           all fonts.
           

Installing Compose

        If you have a previous version of Compose, you may want to
        save your COMPOSE.DAT file. After installing Compose you can
        compare the new COMPOSE.DAT with your old COMPOSE.DAT and update
        it accordingly.

        Copy the following files to your Windows directory:

                COMPOSE.EXE
                COMPOSE.HLP
                COMPOSE.DAT
                COMPOSE.TXT
                CMPS_DLL.DLL


Starting Compose

        You can start Compose in one of four ways:

                1. From the DOS command line: WIN COMPOSE

                2. Add Compose to a Program Group within the Program
                   Manager. Simply double-click on the Compose icon
                   that was added to the specified group.

                3. Add Compose to your "load=" or "run=" line in WIN.INI 
                   to start Compose automatically each time Windows
                   starts up.

                4. Use the Program Manager's File/Run dialog box to
                   start it.


Compose Help

        Once Compose has been started, you may get an overview of what
        Compose is by selecting "Overview" from the "Help" menu.

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Files:  COMPOSE.EXE     Executable
        CMPS_DLL.DLL    DLL
        COMPOSE.DAT     Data file for compose sequences
        COMPOSE.HLP     Online help (WINHELP)
        COMPOSE.TXT     This file

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V1,33 13-Apr-1992

        Corrected minor bug in Print Font Samples. Text was getting wrapped
        inside an incorrectly sized rectangle.