LCDGRID Font for TrueType Version 1.0 A font that simulates an LCD dot matrix (grid) display Designed by Alan D. Bryant, Bryant Software Copyright (C) 1995 Bryant Software, All Rights Reserved TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE LCDGRID is a trademark of Bryant Software for its font of the same name. The LCDGRID.TTF font definition file is Copyright (C) 1995 Bryant Software, All Rights Reserved. LICENSE The LCDGRID TrueType font has been released for use free-of-charge by any interested party. The font may also be copied and distributed free of any charges or encumbrances, provided this file (README) is supplied unedited along with the original, unedited LCDGRID.TTF file, and provided that no money is charged for same (beyond a reasonable fee for disk duplication where applicable). This font is also licensed for inclusion on any CD-ROM based (or similar) software collections without special permissions from its creator. All other uses are reserved; contact the designer (information below) if necessary. ABOUT THIS FONT The LCDGRID font came about when I needed to create instructional materials for a telephone system. That system, a Northern Telecom Norstar, uses Northern's Meridian telephone sets -- sets that feature an LCD dot matrix display. To duplicate the displays, I needed a font that looked the same. After failing to find one, I created one myself. The grid itself is 5x8, but the 8th line is reserved for use as a cursor or underscore, leaving a 5x7 grid for character definitions. I replicated the display's characteristics exactly; this means that lower case characters with descenders look rather weird. But hey, it's what the display looks like. Since creating this font, I've since seen the exact same character displays on a Toshiba fax machine and on an alarm panel -- with the exact same two-line, 16 characters-per-line display. My guess is the character definitions are inherent to a particular LCD display component that all these devices happen to share. I'm sure you'll see it places too. The font itself was created using Corel DRAW! 5.0 and its TrueType export capabilities. Not the ideal way to create fonts, I can assure you, but it does work. Since Corel DRAW! doesn't let you set a character width for the space character, the space ended up being out of proportion to the characters. I don't have other font editing or creation tools at my disposal to fix this; if you do, fix it for your own use (but the license prohibits you from distributing your "fixed" edition of the font). Since this font was created on a PC, I've no idea whether it will work on other platforms (i.e., a Macintosh). If somebody uses it on a Mac successfully, I'd love to hear about it. Until then, I'm going to assume this is for Windows 3.1 or higher only. I chose not to take the time to create the extended international characters and symbols. As supplied, it includes numbers, upper and lower case letters, and all common printable punctuation. I may at some point release a new version with support for the other characters. In the mean time, what do you expect for free? HOW TO REACH THE DESIGNER If for some reason you need to reach me, here are the particulars: Alan D. Bryant E-Mail: adb@bryant.com Bryant Software Fax: (303) 777-2876 P. O. Box 102216 BBS: (303) 733-0773 Denver, CO 80250 WWW: http://www.bryant.com/ USA FTP: ftp.bryant.com MISCELLANEOUS "Corel DRAW!," "TrueType" and other trademarks used are the property of their respective owners, and no representations are made to the contrary by their appearance herein.