RUSSIAN NOTEPAD FREE Windows program from Bill Tavolga. Program requirements: Windows 3.1 and TrueType font "XRussian" installed. The file VBRUN200.DLL must be in your Windows directory. This is a simple text program comparable to the standard Windows NotePad. It requires that the accompanying font be installed. For those not used to the procedure, the following steps should be followed: 1. Copy the file XRUSS.TTF into your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory 2. Display your Windows Program Manager (or comparable) 3. Open the Windows group that contains the Control Panel 4. Open the Control Panel 5. Select and open the Fonts dialogue window 6. Click on 'Add' 7. Select the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory 8. List of available fonts should appear 9. Move selection bar to find item: XRussian 10. Click on 'OK' 11. Font should now be accessible and listed To install the Russian NotePad: 1. Select and open the Program Manager group you wish to use 2. Click on 'File', and menu will drop down 3. Select and click on 'New', and the click 'OK' 4. In Description box, enter: Russian Notepad 5. In Command Line box, enter: russpad.exe 6. In Working Directory box, enter the path to use, as: d:\words or c:\windows\apps 7. Click 'OK' The Russian Notepad icon should now appear in your group window. Double-click the Russian flag to start the program. The entry of text into the pad is simple. Press special key F9 to switch to the Russian alphabet. Pressing F9 again returns to the English. The text does not word wrap, so you need to press 'Enter' to start a new line. Output to printer also does not wrap, so watch your line lengths. This is a 'no frills' text editor. But you can't beat the price! However, there is one special function available (aside from switching fonts). To see the keyboard layout (usual Russian PC arrangement), press special key F1. Press F1 again to remove the display. Font size can be changed from 8 to 18 points (12 is the default), but the change affects the entire document on screen and as printed. Keypad operates in standard fashion. File menu will clear, start a new text, open an existing file, save current text, print text on your default printer, or exit program. Edit menu will cut, copy and paste selected text. Font size can also be accessed. Click on Info for author's notes. Saved files with Russian text are compatible only with this program, since the font used is specially designed to include both the English and Russian character sets. The program was written in Visual Basic 2.0 (Microsoft), and requires that the file VBRUN200.DLL be in the Windows directory. This file is readily available in the Compuserve system and many other sources. The Russian Notepad was originally generated as a convenient and simple tool for my personal use, and it represents an early effort of mine in Visual Basic programming. Having found it handy myself, I am making it available with no strings attached to anyone interested. No guarantees, and probably no updates. ****************************************************************** ADVERTISEMENT ****************************************************************** The Volga-Writer is a Russian/English (DOS based) word processing program that can intermix Russian and English, and switch from one to the other with a single keystroke. The program is self-contained, and easy to use, while producing files compatible with other soft-ware. Ukrainian character set is included. The program is compact and fast, with no resident portions, and needs less that 256K. Hardware requirements: IBM PC compatible computer; either EGA or VGA with color or good grey-scale display. (CGA and Hercules graphics not supported.) Draft printer driver supports most 9- and 24-pin Epson or IBM compatible dot matrix printers. Letter quality font included for the Epson (or Epson compatible) 24-pin LQ series in 12 pitch size. Proportional soft fonts for the Hewlett Packard LaserJet and DeskJet provided in 10, 12 and 14 point sizes. The user interface uses pull-down menus, and the Russian key- board layout is visible at a keystroke. The AATSEEL recommended style is the default, but the user can access or create other layouts. Most standard word processor functions are available: search, copy, move, and save blocks of lines; toggle word wrap. Files are saved in the commonly used "alternative" variant of ASCII format. Price for Volga-Writer 2.0 is US $35. Specify 5.25" or 3.5" disk. Version 1.13 of Volga-Writer supports CGA, and is still available. Price $35. --------------------------------------------------------------- LaserJet or DeskJet fonts for Volga-Writer users in serif and sans-serif styles and sizes 8-20 points. Price $15. --------------------------------------------------------------- For Windows 3.1 : Set of TrueType scalable fonts in normal, italic, bold and bold-italic, in serif and sans-serif typefaces. AATSEEL and QWERTY (homophonic) keyboard layouts. Complete set of 16 fonts with instructions for $20. Comparable set available in Ukrainian. --------------------------------------------------------------- Order from: William N. Tavolga 5151 Windward Ave. Sarasota, FL 34242 For information: phone: (813) 349-6221 Compuserve E-Mail: 76360,45 --------------------------------------------------------------- Shipping in US and Canada included in price. For overseas airmail, add $5 per order. ***************************************************************