declan@portia.Stanford.EDU (Declan McCullagh) (08/20/90)
This is taken from the READ_ME file that I uploaded with the TouchType application to cs.orst.edu earlier this evening... --- TouchType is unlike any other text-manipulation program to date. It takes the traditional "draw program" metaphor used by programs like TopDraw and Adobe Illustrator and extends it to encompass selective editing of individual characters of a text object. To TouchType, text objects are not grouped as sequences of characters, but as individually movable letters. For instance, the "e" in "NeXT" can be moved independently of the rest of the word, yet TouchType still remembers that the "e" is associated with the other three letters. Perhaps the best feature of this program is the ability to do very accurate and precise kerning (the ability to place characters closer together to create a more natural effect). TouchType supports intelligent automatic kerning and very intuitive, manual kerning done with a horizontal slider or by direct character manipulation. It also incorporates useful features such as sliders to change font sizes, character leading, and character widths, and an option which returns characters to a single base line. The demo version included with this file can do everything except Save, Copy, and Save AFM files - you CAN print. TouchType sells for $249 and can be ordered directly from Glenn; the phone number is included with the program. He can also be reached via NeXT Mail at "heaven!glenn@next.com" --- It's an excellent product and quite worth the money if you need the sort of text-manipulation precision that it offers. It's just one of those things that "Can be done best on a NeXT." -Declan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Olympic Technologies / Registered NeXT Developers \ declan@portia.stanford.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------