Give your OS/2 Warp a sharper appearance in all full-screen text modes. OS2THIN.DCP replaces the standard full-screen text mode fonts with better looking characters. Any application (OS/2 or DOS) running in a full-screen session will appear in the new, sharper font. For all full-screen sessions (OS/2 or DOS) running under OS/2 Warp 3.0, or OS/2 2.1x - the only restriction is that you must use either code page 437 (default U.S.), or code page 850 (standard international) to use these new fonts. Please direct suggestions or comments to Michael Kilby, Internet: Michael.Kilby@f347.n109.z1.fidonet.org FidoNet: Michael Kilby, 1:109/347 The OS/2 Shareware BBS (local message area) - 703-385-4325 Installation - 1) Copy the OS2THIN.DCP file to your OS/2 directory (d:\OS2, where "d:" is the drive where OS/2 is installed). 2) Use the system editor to change the line in your OS/2 CONFIG.SYS from -> DEVINFO=SCR,VGA,d:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP to -> DEVINFO=SCR,VGA,d:\OS2\OS2THIN.DCP NOTE: use the correct drive & path for *your* OS/2 installation. 3) Make sure that the CODEPAGE line in your OS/2 CONFIG.SYS reads CODEPAGE=437,850 (for most U.S. users) (or) CODEPAGE=850,437 (for most international users) 4) Shutdown OS/2 and then reboot your system. After OS/2 loads, start a full screen (DOS or OS/2) session, then use the TYPE command to display the CHARS.TXT file. This will show all the ASCII characters in the new active font. NOTE: a few control characters are omitted from CHARS.TXT (tab, return, Ctrl-Z, etc.); however, OS2THIN.DCP redefines *all* 256 characters. 5) You can use the CHCP command to switch the session to the alternate code page defined in the CONFIG.SYS - type CHCP 437 (or CHCP 850), and then redisplay the CHARS.TXT file to see the alternate code page definitions. 6) If you wish, you can now switch between the various screen modes to view the three different character sizes. Use the MODE command for OS/2 or DOS - generally, "MODE Cols,Rows" MODE 80,25 (8x16 character cells) MODE 80,28 (8x14 character cells) MODE 80,50 (8x8 character cells) Cols may be set to 40, 80 (default), or (for OS/2 sessions only) 132. Rows may be set to 25 (default), 28 (!), 43, or 50. Thus: for DOS & OS/2 sessions: 80x25, 80x28, 80x43, 80x50, 40x25, 40x28, 40x43, 40x50 for OS/2 sessions only: 132x25, 132x28, 132x43, 132x50 NOTE: the 28 column modes *are* supported, but are *not* mentioned in the OS/2 documentation! The fonts in OS2THIN.DCP will show up in all the modes listed above. Some notes about OS2THIN.DCP - 1) These fonts are for full-screen text mode only. This includes emulated screen support in DOS sessions - I have tested it with WordPerfect, Norton Utilities, (etc.); but it should work for *any* DOS or OS/2 text mode application. 2) The standard US code page (437) and the most common international code page (850) are the only ones redefined in OS2THIN.DCP. Other code pages may be added if interest warrants. If you specify a codepage other than 437 or 850 you will get the default (OS/2) full-screen font for that codepage. 3) If you want to change the text font in a *windowed* OS/2 or DOS session, there is a FONT SIZE option available from the session menu. Click on the upper left corner of the windowed session, then click on FONT SIZE. There are a number of fonts available - try them until you find one that you like. NOTE: these are the standard VIO fonts provided by OS/2. OS2THIN.DCP does *not* change these fonts. Files included in this ZIP file: OS2THIN.DCP - Modified OS/2 screen fonts for code pages 437 & 850 CHARS.TBL - ASCII table to view the character set (any code page) OS2FONT.TXT - This file VGATHIN.CPI - Modified EGA/VGA screen fonts for native DOS DOSFONT.TXT - How to use VGATHIN.CPI for native DOS NEW437.BAT, NEW850.BAT - switch between fonts in (native) DOS OLD437.BAT, OLD850.BAT - (see DOSFONT.TXT for information) FILE_ID.DIZ - File contents information for BBS systems offering the WARPFONT.ZIP file (may be deleted once unzipped). Release history - TEXTFONT.ZIP was originally released 08 Oct 1993 for OS/2 2.1 Version 1.01 (01 Nov 1993) - very minor changes to a few characters, updated documentation & installation procedures. Updated for OS/2 Warp 3.0 (and renamed WARPFONT.ZIP) on 07 Mar 1995 NOTE: This file is distributed as a freeware modification to the standard VIOTBL.DCP file in OS/2 Warp. The author retains copyright to the new, modified fonts, but you are free to use them for your own personal use. However, you may not include these fonts in any commercial product (or shareware) without first contacting the author and arranging for licensing. The author assumes no liability for problems associated with using this .DCP file. It has been thoroughly tested, but any problems you may encounter are your own responsibility. OS/2 is a trademark of IBM. WordPerfect is a trademark of WordPerfect Corp. Norton Utilities is a trademark of Symantec.