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Installation Details
Windows Users
- The files should have been unpacked into a separate directory. The default
is c:\program Files\yogafont
- The font itself is in
yogafont.ttf and this will have been copied to your font directory
too.
- Yogafont will now appear in the Font list in your programs.
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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
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How to use Yogafont in Windows applications
- A list of the asanas in alphabetical order and the associated key is given
on the Asanas page.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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