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Charmaper 3.0                                                        29.05.2000
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(c) Jakub Dusek
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Utility for font character map viewing.

This application is freeware and can be used and distributed freely.
If you think that this application helps you, please send me a mail.

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Features
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- displays grid with all chars of selected font
- displays configurable preview of selected char
- displays configurable test text field
- show keystroke and alternative keystroke of char
- shows decimal, hexadecimal, octal and binary values of char
- allow to load and display external fonts, which can be used in other apps until are unloaded
- configurable single click interface (char is changed on mouse over and copied on single click)
- minimizing to system tray
- function to install fonts permanently into your system fonts folder
- prints font character map
- searches for char

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History
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3.0
+ Printing support: application now allow to print font character map.
+ Options dialog, allow to set combo box test text etc.
+ Search function, which search in grid for character.
+ Improved user interface.
+ Additional forms loading on first use => fastest start.

2.11
+ Font combo box now shows preview (improved component, visit homepage for source code and more informations about them)
+ Test text field now saving to separated file (not chrmaper.ini) => fastest saving and loading.
- Fixed error with strange exception EReadError.

2.1
+ Added New, Open and Save function to test text field.
- Clear button now delete only selection if selected.
+ Grid context menu item for copy one char to clipboard.
+ Function to add all chars to test text field.
+ Button bar for setting test text field font properties.
+ Changed char info showing.
- Better function to add chars to text field.
- Fastest copying when installing font permanently.

2.0
+ Installing fonts function. Allow you to install fonts permanently into your system fonts folder.
+ Function to open Windows fonts folder.
+ Now allow only one instance of Charmaper.
+ Now minimizing to system tray.
+ Configurable single click interface. When selected, then automatically change selected char on mouse move over, char is copied to text field on single click and when keypressed on grid.
+ Now remember last used external fonts directory.
+ Cut button.
+ Paste button for test text field. Automatically enabling and disabling when clipboard contents changed.
+ Test text field is now multiline.
+ Button for swapping background and text color.
+ Color combo box for preview background color.
+ Alternative keystroke label (different from base keystroke, if char decimal value less than 177).
+ Now using own components (fonts & colors combo), visit http://dusek.webz.cz/comps for all my components list.
+ Copying decimal, hexadecimal, octal, binary values and keystrokes to clipboard by clicking on them.
+ Now automatically refreshing fonts list when changed.
+ Now can show EXTERNAL (not installed) fonts. Note: the external fonts are installed into memory and can be used by other applications, until application is closed and fonts removed from memory.
+ Selected char now changed if key pressed in grid (also works with ALT+xxxx keystrokes).
+ Better user interface (resizeable main window, non important character info moved to next window with configurable showing etc.).
+ Pressing ENTER now have same effect as doubleclick.
- Problems with "&" char.
- Better centered grid display.

1.1
+ Character preview style settings (bold, italic, underline, strikeout, font color, font size).
+ Displaying more values of char (decimal, hexadecimal, octal, binary).
+ Keystroke label.
+ Selecting, clearing and copying characters in text field.

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Web: http://dusek.zde.cz                               Email: j.dusek@seznam.cz
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If you want be notified on changes and new versions, contact me.
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