GCPBUT FONT (GCPBUT.*) - Version 3.1, 11/29/93 GCPBUT is an Adobe Type 1 symbol font intended for use on the Golden CommPass button bar. There are characters corresponding to 75 of the 76 commands on the button bar (Continue Editing is omitted). In addition, there are characters for 6 "Sysop" commands that are intended for use with the Sysop version of Golden CommPass. Each character contains an icon for one command. The mapping between commands and font characters is contained in the file GCPBUT.MAP. I did this for my own use and as a learning exercise with Corel Draw 2.5 for OS/2. It is difficult to get much detail in the small buttons, and no one ever accused me of having artistic skills. Don't expect too much. You are free to use and distribute this font in any way you wish. Cliff Cullum [75136,2414] --------------------------------------- GCPBUT.ZIP FILES GCPBUT.AFM Font files. See installation instructions below. GCPBUT.PFM GCPBUT.PFB GCPBUT.MAP Map between button bar commands and font characters. See installation instructions. GCPBUT.LST Text file containing all the mapped characters. After GCPBut Font has been installed, open this file with the System Editor and change the System Editor Font to 14pt. GCPBut to view the icons. GCPBUT.TXT This file. --------------------------------------- CHANGE HISTORY Version 3.1 has added icons for the commands that appear in GCP Version 2.1 that were not in Version 3. There are 6 new/changed icons (see GCPBUT.MAP for the new/changed icons). Version 3 has added 42 commands over Version 2, and several icons have been changed to improve rendering. In additon, icons have been added for 6 Sysop commands that are useful only in the Sysop version of Golden CommPass. Version 2 has added 11 commands over Version 1, and several of the icons have been changed to use a different metaphor. The font name has been changed from CommPass to GCPBut to be consistent with the file name. --------------------------------------- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. If you are installing this font for the first time, proceed with the following. If you are installing in place of an earlier version, use the instructions under 1a instead. Install the font in OS/2 by going to System_Setup/Font_Pallette/Edit_Font/Add. Change the directory in the entry field from A:\ to the directory where you unpacked GCPBUT.ZIP and click on Add. Choose GCPBUT from the menu and click on Add. The font is now installed. Go to Step 2. 1a. INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING OVER A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE THIS FONT (Note that the font name changed from CommPass to GCPBut between versions 1 and 2. The file names are the same in all versions.) First open the GCP Configure_Button_Bar/Font window and chose any font other than GCPBut (CommPass if over Ver 1). You should not change any of your button assignments at this time as they will still be useful after reinstalling the new GCPBut font. If you have installed the GCPBut (CommPass) font anywhere else, e.g. the Font Pallette list of selected fonts, remove it. Do not attempt to Delete it at this time as the system will not allow it. Shutdown and reboot the system. Now open the Font_Pallette, click on Delete, and select the GCPBut (CommPass) entry from the list of fonts. Answer yes to all the questions. Now click on Add and re-add the font from the location where you unzipped GCPBUT.ZIP. The new version of the font is now installed. 2. Start Golden CommPass and open any message file. Click on Options/Button_Bar to turn on the Button Bar if you do not already have it turned on. Then click on Options/Configure_Button_Bar to open the Button Bar setup menu. Click on Font to bring up the font list. Select GCPBut from the list of fonts. Set the point size to 8pt. for VGA, 14pt. for SVGA initially (you can experiment later to see the point size that will best fit on your buttons). Click on OK to close the Font menu. The buttons on the Button Bar may contain gibberish until you assign the new characters to the buttons in step 3 below. 3. Use the Configure_Button_Bar menu to assign characters from the GCPBut font to your buttons. To do this, select the first button you want to assign from the left window. Select the command you want to assign to it from the right window. Now go down to the entry box next to Pushbutton Text at the bottom of the window, where the command you just assigned appears. Delete the command from this box, and enter the GCPBut font character that corresponds to the command (see GCPBUT.MAP for the mapping between commands and characters), e.g. for the command "Reply to message" enter "A". Click on Update. The button bar should reflect the change. NOTE: In come cases I have seen the button bar remain blank after assigning a valid character. If you see this, verify that the GCPBut font is correctly installed by opening the GCPBUT.LST file in the System Editor and changing its font to 8pt. GCPBut. If you see the icons then the font is installed properly. In this case, Golden CommPass will properly show the font only after you reboot. 4. Repeat this for as many buttons as you want to assign. If you need more buttons, increase the number in the Maximum buttons box (you may have to exit Configure_Button_Bar by clicking OK and then re-enter the Configure_Button_Bar menu to see the change). When you are done, click OK. NOTE: It helps in organizing your buttons to group them according to some meaningful (to you) criterion, e.g. group Cut, Copy, Paste, etc., and leave a blank button between these groups. To get a blank button, delete the contents of the entry box for the button so that it is blank. If a command has already been assigned to this button, reassign a harmless command to the button (I use User Command, but any command which simply brings up another menu that can be canceled will do) and delete the text in the entry box. 5. Note that there is a separate set of buttons when viewing Catalogs. To set these, choose the View_Catalogs item from the File menu, choose any catalog, and repeat the steps 2-4 above.