From: Identity Number Forty-Seven <identity@number.47>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:54:42 -0600
Subject: Java font programs
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.fonts

I wrote these Java programs to help manage my font collection. They
run on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows. They are free under the GNU General
Public License. Please read the PDF documentation in each ZIP file.

Windows users should run RedEar's Font Renamer, which is posted
quarterly in alt.binaries.fonts.

The same Java programs can be downloaded from any of these web sites:

http://download.cnet.com/windows/keith-fenske/3260-20_4-6304677.html

http://linux.softpedia.com/progMoreBy/Publisher-Keith-Fenske-507.html
http://mac.softpedia.com/progMoreBy/Publisher-Keith-Fenske-3262.html
http://www.softpedia.com/progMoreBy/Publisher-Keith-Fenske-12108.html

http://www.psc-consulting.ca/fenske/

From: Identity Number Forty-Seven <identity@number.47>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:01:38 -0600
Subject: Re: Java font programs - CharMap4-20100630.zip (1/3)
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.fonts

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Excerpts from program documentation

CharMap is a Java 5.0 graphical (GUI) application to display Unicode characters or glyphs in
text fonts, and copy those characters to the system clipboard. Its major purpose is as a visual
accessory for word processors such as Microsoft Word. The “character map” utility that comes
with Windows suffers from several problems. This Java application can be resized, for text and
the program window, which is important in many languages. Features are limited to make the
application faster and simpler to use. A single click adds a character to the sample text, and the
sample text is automatically copied to the system clipboard on each click.
Menu font name, size caption

You may choose the font to be displayed and the size of the characters or glyphs. (Glyphs are
bits and pieces that a font combines to produce the characters you see. In most cases, one
character maps to one glyph.) You may edit the sample text, erase it with the “Clear” button, or
copy it to the system clipboard with the “Copy All” button. Paste the text into your word
processor in the normal manner, which is usually a Control-V key combination. Editing the
sample text and pressing the Enter key also copies to the clipboard. Specific characters can be
copied from the sample text by selection and with the usual Control-C combination. More
characters are available via the scroll bar on the right. A description is shown in the “caption”
field when characters have a particular name or meaning. Common readings or sounds are given
for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters. Cantonese is prefixed with “C”, Japanese “Kun”
with “J”, Korean with “K”, Mandarin with “M”, and Sino-Japanese “On” with “S”. An English
translation of CJK character definitions would have been more amusing but less practical.

Keyboard shortcuts are provided to mimic the scroll bar: the Control-Home key combination
goes to the very first character, Control-End goes to the last character, Page Down and Page Up
scroll one screen at a time, and the arrow keys scroll one line at a time. You need to combine the
End and Home keys with the Control (Ctrl) key when the sample text has keyboard focus. The
F1 key is the only helpful undocumented feature.