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Bitstream FaceLift Font Package
DocumentID: 601634
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:28:44 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: Bitstream FaceLift is a font generation program that creates fonts quickly for the LaserJet printer and compatibles without exiting WordPerfect or using DOS commands. It falls into the same category as Glyphix and Powerpak font programs, and gives the printer simulated PostScript printing capabilities. FaceLift for WordPerfect saves the user megabytes of hard disk space and gives the user any characters in any typeface at point sizes from 2 to 500.

FaceLift runs independently of Fontware; the two programs are separate and not compatible. To use both together, the Fontware fonts must be marked with a plus and not an asterisk. The FaceLift fonts must be marked with an asterisk. The font files for Fontware and FaceLift must share the same fonts directory.

System Requirements
1.      WordPerfect 5.1, 5.0 or LetterPerfect installed on the system.
2.      IBM XT, AT, or PS/2 or 100% compatible (8086, 8088, 286, 386 or 486), or Novell, IBM Token Ring, or 3Com network workstations.
3.      1.5M hard disk space for the FaceLift program and 13 scalable typefaces (4 weights of Swiss 721, 4 weights of Dutch 801, Monospace 821, Bitstream Cooper Black, Brush Script, Formal Script 721).
4.      At least 512K of memory (640K is recommended for best performance) - LIM 3.2 or higher expanded memory is also supported. FaceLift uses approximately 40K of expanded memory.
5.      5.25" or 3.5" double density disk drive.
6.      MS-DOS or PC-DOS 3.1 or higher.
7.      HP LaserJet Plus, HP LaserJet Series II, HP LaserJet IIP, 2000, IID, III, or 100% compatible printer.

Before Setting Up
Make sure you know the following information. You will be asked to supply it during the installation process.
1.      The drive and directory WP (or LP) is stored in.
2.      The filename of the program (WP.EXE or LP.EXE).
3.      The directory for .ALL files in WP.
4.      The name of the directory where you want the typefaces installed, usually C:\BTFONTS.
5.      Printer port selected for the printer in WP.

Installing FaceLift
Like regular Bitstream Fontware, Bitstream FaceLift copies the files to the appropriate directory and updates the .ALL file to include the new typefaces.
1.      Insert the Utility disk into a disk drive.
2.      At the DOS prompt type the letter of the drive and enter.
3.      Type FLSETUP and press Enter.
4.      Verify the setup directories, or modify the directories as needed. Press F10 to continue; at this point the software loads onto the hard disk.
5.      Select the printer port to which your printer is connected; press Enter to put the selection marker on your choice. Press F10 to accept the selection.
6.      Insert Typeface disk 1 into the floppy disk drive.
7.      Type the letter of the drive and press F10 to install the new typefaces.
8.      Use the arrow keys to move through the list of typefaces. Press Enter on each that you want to create.
9.      Press F10 to copy the typefaces. Follow the prompts for disks 2 and 3.
10.      Press any key when finished.
11.      Use the arrow keys to select the printer for which the information will be installed into WP. Press F10.
12.      Press Enter on each typeface you wish to install (or F8 to mark all of them). Press F10. The typefaces are now installed into WP.
Note:      If a customer has FaceLift for both WP and Windows, they should install the Windows FaceLift first, or they will have problems. If FaceLift for Windows is installed, FaceLift for WP typefaces can share the same directory that contains FaceLift for Windows typefaces. Some typeface names may be different.

Running WP with FaceLift
At the WP directory, type FLWP.

The customer must go into Cartridges and Fonts by pressing, Shift-F7, 3 Edit, 4 Cartridges/Fonts/Print Wheels, highlight Soft Fonts, and mark the FaceLift fonts with an asterisk (*).

Fontware will take up about 50K of conventional memory. This will cause strange things to happen with View Document, shelling out, and use of hotkeys from other TSRs. This is not a problem. It is simply a matter of not enough memory.

To use startup options, place a SET command in the customer's AUTOEXEC.BAT file (e.g., SET WP=/32).

Loadtype
The Loadtype program copies the new typeface files that FaceLift requires from the floppy disks to your hard disk. Loadtype installs existing typeface information into WP's .ALL file, and lets you change the printer selection.

Adding New Typefaces
If the customer has additional typefaces for use with FaceLift, Loadtype is the means by which they are installed.
1.      Change to the WP directory.
2.      Insert Typeface disk 1 from your FaceLift package into a disk drive.
3.      Type LOADTYPE and press Enter.
4.      Type A or B for the disk drive and press F10. This installs Bitstream scalable typefaces from the floppy disk.
5.      Press Enter to mark each typeface or press F8 to mark all typefaces you want to copy to your hard disk. Then press F10 to have Loadtype copy the typeface files.
6.      When finished, press any key.
7.      Select the printer for which you want typeface information installed and press F10.
8.      Press Enter to mark each typeface or press F8 to mark all typefaces you want to use in your WP documents. Then press F10. Loadtype installs the typeface information for the new typefaces into WP's .ALL file.

When these steps are completed, you are returned to the DOS prompt, ready to go into WP. Like other font scaling programs, you have to use a different command to enter WP in order to load FaceLift and access the scalable type. Typing FLWP at DOS will load FaceLift before WP is loaded, or typing WP will load WP but not FaceLift.

Adding Additional Fonts
Customers may purchase more fonts from Bitstream. Any fonts that came with the Bitstream Fontware Starter Kit available through WP, CANNOT be used.

Other Bitstream fonts that were used previously, may be used only if the disk has a silver label with the Bitstream diamond logo on the diskette label. If the typeface disk doesn't have this silver label, it cannot work with FaceLift.

Type LOADTYPE at the WP prompt to add more typefaces.

Advanced Installation Menu
Before attempting to change any settings, type FLSETUP/A at the WP prompt.

Advanced Installation settings control how FaceLift uses memory and interacts with WP's printer drivers. There are six options in the Advanced Installation:
1.      How Often Fonts Are Remade
2.      Maximum Temporary Fonts
3.      Point Size For Graphics Mode
4.      EMS (Expanded Memory)
5.      Terminate-and-Stay Resident Mode
6.      Hook DOS Device Drivers

How Often Fonts Are Remade
You can tell FaceLift to make fonts once per WP session, once per document, or once per page. The default setting is zero, which means once per WP session. On a network, this option should be set to 1 to make fonts once per document. Setting the option to 2 for once per page slows printing down considerably, but does help when you have a lot of large fonts and limited printer memory.

Maximum Temporary Fonts
You cannot use more fonts on one page than you have specified for the Maximum Temporary Fonts option. This is set by default to 32 for the HP LaserJet Plus and HP LaserJet Series II. You can raise this limit for printers like the HP LaserJet III that do not have the same limit, but each additional temporary font uses approximately 40 extra bytes of system (not printer) memory. You can enter values up to 100.

Setting Point Size for Graphics Mode
When printing large fonts over 20 point (the default for this option), FaceLift scales the typeface in graphics mode by actually drawing each character, which makes printing slower. In most cases, this uses less memory than creating a large soft font, but if your printer has a lot of memory you might consider creating the font with the larger point size. Printing fonts as point sizes instead of graphically improves print quality and gives faster printing with fonts over 20 points. If the printer memory is small, keep the number small.

If you find you are running out of printer memory, decrease the graphics mode size, so that FaceLift can draw the characters in the graphics mode at smaller point sizes.

EMS (Expanded Memory)
If expanded memory is available, FaceLift requires only 10K of DOS memory. FaceLift stores as much of its code and data as it can into the available EMS. If the customer has expanded memory, this option should be set to YES. This may free up enough memory for View Document or other features.

The default for this setting is Yes. This will not affect use of FaceLift on systems without EMS. You can change this to No, if for some reason you do not want FaceLift to work with the EMS that you have (for example, if you do not have the correct LIM driver for FaceLift, setting this to No will ignore the expanded memory).

Terminate and Stay Resident Mode
After FaceLift is installed, starting the FaceLift program also starts WP. When you exit from WP, FaceLift automatically removes itself from memory.

There are two settings, and if this is No, the customer is required to type FLWP to start WP with FaceLift every time. If this is set to Yes, then the customer only has to type FLWP the first time they enter WP. FaceLift will be left resident so subsequent program sessions can be started by typing just WP. Typing FLWP/X unloads FaceLift from memory.

Hook DOS Drivers
The default for this option is Yes so that FaceLift watches what's being printed and can create characters for the typefaces regardless of whether printing through BIOS or DOS device drivers. If you are using any multitasking operating system manager or program manager, such as Windows or DESQview to swap WP in and out of memory, you must set this option to No. This is because Windows or DESQview does not swap device driver information when it swaps WP in and out of memory. In this case, if you do not set the option to No, your system may lock.

Using FaceLift on Networks
Since FaceLift creates temporary fonts on a document by document basis, it works very well in a network environment. FaceLift prints using the BIOS. On the Novell network, for example, if the customer is using a CAPTURE command on the network, they must be sure that they are using the /NT startup switch.

When on a network, be sure to set the "How Often Fonts are Remade" to 1.

Troubleshooting Tips:
Here are some things to try before calling Bitstream Technical Support about a problem.

1.      Reselect your printer from within WP.
2.      Turn off your computer and printer and wait a couple of seconds. Start them again. Try using just one FaceLift typeface in a new document and see if the problem reoccurs.
3.      Review the appropriate sections on printers and fonts in your WP documentation and user guide.

FaceLift Status Messages
When you enter FLWP to start FaceLift and WP, you see the printer port and other status information as WP is loaded into memory. Sometimes this information is displayed too quickly to be read. You can access this information using the DOS command option in WP.

1.      Press Ctrl-F1 and 2 for DOS Command.
2.      Type FLWP and press Enter to display FaceLift's status messages.
3.      Press any key to return to WP.

If you hear a high-pitched beep when FaceLift begins running or while printing, you must check the error message using the steps above.

Compatibility With Existing WP 5.0 Documents
Sometimes FaceLift cannot substitute the correct FaceLift scalable typeface for a document previously formatted in WP 5.0 with Fontware fonts. When FaceLift chooses the correct typeface, it scales down the size of the font. According to the FaceLift manual, when old Fontware documents are retrieved, the fonts may not automatically switch to an appropriate FaceLift font. Bitstream suggests that you do not delete your FaceLift fonts until you have retrieved your old Fontware documents and changed the fonts manually.

Before you reformat your documents with FaceLift, look at your document using Reveal Codes and jot down the Fontware fonts and point sizes you selected. Then reformat your documents with the FaceLift typefaces and point sizes. Keep Fontware fonts on your computer until you reformat all your WP 5.0 documents with FaceLift.

Note:      You may notice differences in the line endings between FaceLift-formatted documents and Fontware-formatted documents. The differences are due to the change in the font technology.

Automatic Font Changes
Automatic Font Changes (including italics) are set up correctly by Bitstream in the .PRS file.

Background Printing
You can print in the background with FaceLift running. This means that you can send a job to print, go back to the document screen and continue editing the document, or go into List Files, etc. This is not possible on other memory resident font programs like Glyphix, or the LaserMaster card, which ties up your computer until the printing is completed.

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