August 27, 1987


This archive contains three files comprising a script font,
an old English font, and a Microsoft Word PRD file which has
been modified to use them.  Unfortunately, the Microsoft
downloading programs, hpdwnsfp.exe and hpdwnsfl.exe, will not
download these fonts so you will need to use PCLPAK or a similar
font manager to do that.

These fonts are the same ones which I downloaded from another
file on the CompuServe HP SIG.  The files are not identical,
however.  The original font files had significant problems with
the font headers.  A number of fields which should have been
initialized were not and underlining was not defined at all.
Other than correcting those minor deficiencies, I have not changed
the fonts at all.

The PRD file is a modification of the file of the same name which
came with Word version 2 for supporting the AA font pack.  Note
that this is *not* the same as the currently sold AC font pack.
Sorry for the inconvenience but since I don't have the newer
font pack I cannot test my changes to the new PRD file.  If you
have the AC font pack and you use this PRD file instead of your
normal one, two things will happen:
    1)  The widths of many of the characters will be wrong.
    2)  You will not be able to access many of the fonts and
        sizes that you have.

Instead you should use the MAKEPRD program to convert your
hpdwnsfp.prd to hpdwnsfp.doc.  Do the same thing with the PRD
file in this archive, of course using a different name.  Now
use Word to edit the doc form of my PRD file and the doc form
of your PRD file simultaneously.  Copy (or cut 'n paste) the
font descriptors for Script and OldEnglish from one file to
the other.  Also take the appropriate width tables.  You will
probably need to renumber them after inserting them into your
PRD file.

If you haven't done this stuff with PRD files, take a look at
the "Printer Information" booklet which came with your copy
of Word.  The files look more formidable than they really are.
The booklet has an example PRD file so you can see what to
expect.

Finally, use MAKEPRD to convert your hpdwnsfp.doc back into
a PRD file (e. g., test.prd).  Download the fonts to your
printer, run Word again and use PRINT OPTIONS to test the
PRD file.  If all goes well, delete your original hpdwnsfp.prd
and replace it with the one you just built.

Enjoy!
    -- Art Zemon
       CIS: 72406,3275
       UUCP: hplabs!felix!zemon
