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^1                           C T E X T   2 .

^2                         {7BY SHADOW SOFTWARE.{

^1                       Reviewed by Len Tucker.

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^6 This  is  a  quick  overview  of  the  long awaited CTEXT 2 by Aaron
^6Fothergill of Shadow Software, which will be available early in May.

^5 This  new  version  of Ctext comes with its own printed manual which
^5will  be a great help to users as well as the little demo programs on
^5the disk which demonstrate what Ctext can do.

^6 Installing Ctext 2 is just a matter of following the instructions in
^6the manual, so there shouldn't be any problems.

^5 There  are several new commands - all of them are essential, some of
^5them  are amazing!  There is a new version of the Font Setter program
^5which is more User Friendly than the original.  Using this program is
^5very  straightforward, basically it allows you to propotionally space
^5your font and customise it ready for Ctext.

^6 Another  useful  addition  to  Ctext  2  is  a utility program which
^6converts AmigaDos fonts to Ctext fonts which will save a lot of time.

^5 Ctext  2  contains  all  the original commands of Ctext, in addition
^5there are the following new commands:-

^4 1.   Font  n - This command allows you to select which font you want
^4to  use  -  yes, Ctext now supports multiple fonts which must make it
^4the  best  addition  to  this version.  So, if memory allows, you can
^4have  4  ×  64  character fonts in memory at the same time and toggle
^4between  them.   These  can  be of different sizes and shapes and use
^4different colours from your current palette.

^4 2.   Font Banks n,n - This allows you to change the default bankfrom
^4Bank 10 to another of your choice.

^4 3.   Font  Shift n - This allows you to increase or reduce the space
^4between  the  each  character automatically.  This is very useful for
^4customising your displays  -  this affects the horizontal axis, ie if
^4you  did  Font Shift 2, it would automatically place two blank pixels
^4between each character of your font.

^4 4.   Font  Step  n  -  This is similar to Font Shift but affects the
^4vertical  axis  instead  of  the horizontal.  In the right hands, the
^4effects of this command have to be seen to be believed!  eg Font Step
^42  -  every time a character is placed on the screen, it is printed 2
^4pixels farther
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^4                                 the screen.
 
^4 5.  CT Double n,n - this forces Ctext to double print your character
^4with an offset on the second print which could, for example, give you
^4a [2BOLD[0 effect.

^4 6.   =P  Height() - This is a very useful system variable which will
^4give you the height of the string in the brackets.

^4 7.   =Last  CTX  -  This returns the last X coordinate pixel of last
^4Ctext string.

^4 8.  =Cfont$() - This allows you to add the font you wish to use to a
^4string itself.  eg A$ = Cfont$(0) + "Totally" + Cfont$(1) + "Amos"

^5 The  Ctext  System now has 16 commands which is pretty amazing as it
^5deals only with Text.  Now you can use Stencil Fonts which means that
^5you can now change the colour of your font in run time.

^2                          General Remarks.

^6 I  am  unashamedly the Number 1 Fan of Ctext!  The first version was
^6great,  but now the things that were missing from it have appeared in
^6Ctext 2.

^5 I  have  used  Ctext both in commercial and Licenseware titles as it
^5saves so much time and is so effective.

^6 Just  a  note  for  those  of  you  who  write  for  Licenseware and
^6Commercial  releases.   If  you  use Ctext (1 or 2) then your program
^6MUST  be  compiled,  on no account must a program containing Ctext go
^6out  uncompiled.  This is a condition of its use, not a limitation of
^6the program.

^5 Ctext 2 will be available to Amos Club members only who return their
^5Ctext  original disk to Shadow Software with a payment of £10 for the
^5upgrade.  (Ctext original will be returned with Ctext 2.)

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