Yogafont

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Installation Details

Windows Users

  1. The files should have been unpacked into a separate directory. The default is c:\program Files\yogafont
  2. The font itself is in yogafont.ttf and this will have been copied to your font directory too.
  3. Yogafont will now appear in the Font list in your programs. 

Mac Users 

    You will need to convert the font file yogafont.ttf to Mac format.  Use the software available at

               http://www.ngenious.com/signaturefactory/ttconverter.htm     

 

How to use Yogafont in Windows applications 

  1. A list of the asanas in alphabetical order and the associated key is given on the Asanas page.
  2. Initially you will find it easier to identify which key corresponds to which posture by referring to the guide on the attached pages under Keyboard
  3. In Word 2000 you can use Insert/Symbol and then in the font  box, select Yogafont. You will be presented with a box showing all the symbols. The symbols in this box  are quite small, so refer to the guide on the attached pages under  Symbols.
  4. You will probably want to set the font size to be 70.when working with Yogafont. You can do this in most programs by clicking on the font size window and typing in a number, even if this size is not shown on the pop down menu. The font size can be set very large, the Yogafont symbols were created at size 720.
  5. To use the font you will initially find it easier to work in a standard alphanumeric font and then change the font  for the characters you want. I use tables and text boxes to hold the figures. I also find spreadsheets good for layouts, just set the font as in a word processor.
  6. Another way to enter symbols, especially the ones shown under Miscellaneous on Keyboard/Row 5 which are not assigned to a standard key, is to use the Windows Accessory called Character Map. This should be in the System Tools section of Accessories. Select Yogafont, then select the asana/character required and  it will be copied to the clipboard. (If Character Map is not installed then use Settings/Control Panel/Add-Remove Programs, select the Windows Setup Tab, click  the system tools item, tick the Character Map and OK.)
  7. If you require a graphic image, first produce the characters at the appropriate size in a word processor. Copy this to the clipboard. Open Paint (Paintbrush in some versions) in Accessories or another graphics package, and paste in the character. In other programs, try instead of using Paste to use Paste Special on the Edit menu. Then select paste as a Picture or similar. Graphic images can be copied to others who do not have Yogafont installed on their computer.
  8. If you would like the pose facing left instead of right, you can create a  bit map as above and then flip the image in Paint. Note you will end up with a graphic image, not a character.
  9. Palm and Handspring PDA users can create a portable yoga programme using the appropriate bitmaps of the poses and loading them into a 'Photo Album' program. I set the program I use to display one pose per screen and to change to the next pose when the screen is tapped. Photo album programs are available on the main PDA software sites.
  10. To uninstall Yogafont, just delete it from the list of fonts in Start/Settings/Control Panel /Font and then delete the directory c\program files\yogafont