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<!-- $XConsortium: udcfonte.sgm /main/8 1996/09/08 19:57:56 rws $ -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Digital Equipment Corporation. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Hewlett-Packard Company. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 International Business Machines Corp. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Novell, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 FUJITSU LIMITED. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Hitachi. -->
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<![ %CDE.C.CDE; [<refentry id="cde.UDC.dtudcfonted">]]>
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<refmeta><refentrytitle>dtudcfonted</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>user cmd</manvolnum>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv><refname><command>dtudcfonted</command></refname>
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<refpurpose>Edit user-defined characters
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</refpurpose></refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>dtudcfonted</command>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para>The <command>dtudcfonted</command> utility is a tool for editing user-defined
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characters (UDCs). It runs only in GUI mode.
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</para>
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<para>The procedure for editing user-defined characters is:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Start the font editor to display the <literal>Font Selection</literal> window.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Select the code set, style, and character size of the font to be edited.
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The <literal>Font Selection</literal> window lists the fonts satisfying
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these specifications. After specifying a font, select the
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<literal>Open</literal> button to display the
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<literal>Character Edit</literal> window.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Edit a character pattern in the <literal>Character Edit</literal>
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window. You can register the code for the character to be edited, and
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you can delete unnecessary characters.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>After editing the character pattern, select <literal>Save</literal> from
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the <literal>Font</literal> menu to register the edited character pattern
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with the user-defined character file.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Edit another font by selecting <literal>Open</literal>
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from the <literal>Font</literal> menu. The
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<literal>Font Selection</literal> window is displayed.
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Repeat steps 2 through 5.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<refsect2>
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<title>Starting the Font Editor</title>
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<para>Start the font editor by entering the
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<command>dtudcfonted</command> command. The <literal>Font Selection</literal>
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window appears.
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</para>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2>
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<title>Selecting the Font</title>
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<para>The <literal>Font Selection</literal> window is displayed immediately
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after the utility is started, or by choosing <literal>Open</literal>
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from the <literal>Font</literal> menu on the <literal>Character Edit</literal> window. The
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code sets for the editable font files are listed in <literal>Codeset Selection</literal>.
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</para>
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<para>To list the applicable fonts (files), select the code set, style, and
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definition character size of the desired font in the selection item field.
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Specifying one font and then selecting the <literal>Open</literal> button
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displays the <literal>Character Edit</literal> window. Selecting the
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<literal>Cancel</literal> button closes the <literal>Font
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Selection</literal> window and terminates the UDC font editor.
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</para>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2>
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<title>Editing Characters</title>
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<para>Character patterns are edited on the <literal>Character Edit</literal>
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window. The <literal>Character Edit</literal> window contains:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>A list of the characters being edited
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>The editing pane, with each square corresponding to one dot
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Drawing tools
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>The currently displayed character pattern in the exact size and its code
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>Select the code for the character to be edited from the
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character list. This displays the associated character pattern
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in the edit pane. If the character pattern has not been created in
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the UDC area, nothing is displayed.
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</para>
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<para>If the character code is not registered, add the code on the
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<literal>Character Control</literal> window, or copy the pattern on the
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<literal>Character Copy</literal> window. For details on how to add
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character codes, see "Adding and Deleting Character Codes". For details
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on how to copy character patterns, see "Copying Character Patterns".
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</para>
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<para>Characters are edited on the edit pane using the following operations:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry><term>Marking Dots</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To mark one dot at the cursor position:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Choose <literal>Pencil</literal> at the top of the drawing tools.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Move the cursor to the appropriate position.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Click the left mouse button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Drawing Straight Lines</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To draw a straight line (one dot wide):
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Choose <literal>Straight line</literal> from the drawing tools.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Move the cursor to the line start position, and then press the left mouse button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>While holding down the left mouse button, move the cursor to the line
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end position. Then release the left button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>To cancel the line after starting, move the cursor outside the edit
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pane, then release the left button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Drawing Rectangles</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To draw a rectangle (one dot wide):
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Choose <literal>Rectangle</literal> from the drawing tools.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Move the cursor to one corner of the rectangle, then press the left
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mouse button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>While holding down the left mouse button, move the cursor to the
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diagonally opposite corner. Then release the left button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>To cancel the rectangle after specifying one corner, move the cursor
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outside the edit pane, then release the left button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Drawing Circles</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To draw a circle (one dot wide):
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Choose <literal>Circle</literal> from the drawing tools.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Move the cursor to the center of the circle, then press the left mouse
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button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>While holding down the left mouse button, move the cursor to a point on
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the circumference of the circle. Then release the left button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>To cancel the circle after selecting the center point, move the cursor
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outside the edit pane, then release the left button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Selecting an Area for Editing</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To select a rectangular area for editing:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Choose <literal>Select</literal> from the drawing tools.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Move the cursor to one corner of the rectangle, then press the left
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mouse button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>While holding down the left mouse button, move the cursor to the
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diagonally opposite corner. Then release the left button.
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To cancel the rectangular area after specifying one corner, move the cursor
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outside the edit pane, then release the left button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Choose the desired function from the <literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Clearing an Area</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To clear all the dots within a selected area, choose
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<literal>Clear</literal> from the <literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Setting an Area</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To set all the dots within a selected area,
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choose <literal>Set</literal> from the <literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Reversing Video in an Area</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To reverse the video (change black dots to white and vice cersa) within
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a selected area, choose <literal>Reverse video</literal> from the
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<literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Copying an Area</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To copy a selected area:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Choose <literal>Copy</literal> from the <literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Choose <literal>Paste</literal> from the <literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Move the cursor to the copy destination within the edit pane.
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The frame of the selected area moves with the cursor.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Click the left mouse button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Moving an Area</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To move a selected area:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Choose <literal>Cut</literal> from the <literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Choose <literal>Paste</literal> from the <literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Move the cursor to the copy destination within the edit pane.
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The frame of the selected area moves with the cursor.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Click the left mouse button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Rotating an Area</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To rotate the contents of a selected area 90 degrees clockwise,
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choose <literal>Rotate</literal> from the <literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Flipping an Area</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To flip the contents of a selected area vertically,
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choose <literal>Flip vertically</literal> from the <literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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<para>To flip the contents of a selected area horizontally,
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choose <literal>Flip horizontally</literal> from the <literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Inverting Dots</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To invert (change from black to white and vice versa) the dot at the
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current cursor location, click the middle mouse button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Canceling Edits</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To cancel the results of the most recent edit operation,
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choose <literal>Cancel</literal> from the <literal>Edit</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2>
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<title>Adding and Deleting Character Codes</title>
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<para>Character codes are added and deleted on the <literal>Character
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Control</literal> window. To display this window,
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choose <literal>Add/Delete</literal> from the <literal>Character</literal> menu.
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</para>
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<refsect3>
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<title>Adding Character Codes</title>
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<para>To add a character code, specify its four hexadecimal digits within the
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user-defined character area. To add a range of characters, specify the
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four hexadecimal digits for the last character code in the range in the
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right input field. After specifying a single character code or a range,
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select the <literal>Add</literal> button.
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</para>
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<para>The character code is added to a list of the characters being edited on
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the <literal>Character Edit</literal> window. The character to be edited
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is the first character of the added character code (or the added
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character code field). If already registered, the character pattern for
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the specified character code is not changed.
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</para>
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</refsect3>
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<refsect3>
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<title>Deleting Character Codes</title>
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<para>To delete a character code, specify its four hexadecimal digits within
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the user-defined character area. To delete a range of characters,
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specify the four hexadecimal digits for the last character code in the
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range in the right input field. After specifying a single character code
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or a range, select the <literal>Delete</literal> button. The
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<literal>Character Deletion Confirmation</literal> window appears.
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Choose <Literal>OK</Literal> to delete the character. Choose
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<literal>Cancel</literal> to cancel the deletion.
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</para>
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<para>Deleting a character code removes it from the list of characters being
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edited on the <literal>Character Edit</literal> window. The character
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code following the deleted character code becomes the current editable
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character code. Note that a deleted character code is not actually
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removed from the user-defined character file until you choose
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<literal>Save</literal> on the <literal>Font</literal> menu.
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</para>
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</refsect3>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2>
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<title>Entering Character Codes Graphically</title>
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<para>To enter a character code graphically, choose the
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<literal>Code</literal> button on the <literal>Character
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Control</literal> window. The <literal>Character Code Input</literal>
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window appears. On this window, click on the desired character, then
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press the <literal>Apply</literal> button to insert the code for the
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selected character in the code input field of the <literal>Character
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Control</literal> window.
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</para>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2>
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<title>Copying Character Patterns</title>
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<para>You can copy character patterns already registered or created using the
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<literal>Character Copy window</literal>. To access this window, choose
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<literal>Copy</literal> from the <literal>Character</literal> menu.
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Copying adds the character code specified for the copy destination to
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the list of the character list on the Editing window.
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</para>
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<para>To copy a character pattern:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Select the size of the character to be copied from the character size
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selection field, then enter the four-hexadecimal-digit code for the
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character in the copy code field. To copy a range of character patterns
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in a single operation, enter the code for the last character in the
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range in the right input field.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Specify the four-hexadecimal-digit code for the copy destination.
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Multiple character patterns are copied in a single
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operation in ascending order of codes starting at the specified copy
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destination code. A code in the user-defined character area can be
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specified.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Select the <literal>Copy</literal> button. If the destination area
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already contains the copied character pattern, the
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<literal>Confirmation</literal> window appears. To replace the existing
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pattern with the copy, select <literal>Close</literal>. To cancel the
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copy, select <literal>Cancel</literal>.
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</para>
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<para>Note that if the size of the copy source character differs from that of the copy
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destination character, the pattern is automatically enlarged or reduced
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for copying.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>You can also perform a composite copy, which ORs the dots in the source
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character pattern with the dots in the destination character pattern. To
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copy a composite pattern, specify the copy source and the copy
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destination, then choose the <literal>Copy Compositions</literal> button.
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</para>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2>
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<title>Getting Information</title>
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<para>The <literal>Information</literal> menu provides explanations of the
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following items:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry><term>XLFD name</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Displays the <literal>XLFD name</literal> window,
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which lists the file name and XLFD name of the font
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being edited.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Code area</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Displays the <literal>Code area</literal> window, which provides
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information about the code area.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2>
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<title>Saving Editing Results</title>
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<para>To save your edits on a character pattern, you must save the
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pattern in the user-defined character file. Choose <literal>Save</literal>
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from the <literal>Font</literal>.
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</para>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2>
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<title>Exiting the Font Editor</title>
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<para>To exit from the Font Editor, choose <literal>Exit</literal> from the
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<literal>Font</literal> menu or <literal>Close</literal> from the window
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menu. If you have not saved the edited pattern, the <literal>Termination
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Confirmation</literal> window appears and asks whether you want to save
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the pattern or not. Choose <literal>Save</literal> to save your edits,
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<literal>Not Save</literal> to discard your edits, or
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<literal>Cancel</literal> to abort the exit itself.
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</para>
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</refsect2>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>EXIT STATUS</title>
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<variablelist remap="tight">
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<varlistentry><term>0</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>The Font Editor exited successfully.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>>1</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>An error occurred.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</title>
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<para><command>dtudcfonted</command> references the <systemitem class="environvar">DTUDCFONTPATH</systemitem> variable, which is a colon-separated list of directories
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to search when looking for UDC font files.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>RESOURCES</title>
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<para>None.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>ACTIONS/MESSAGES</title>
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<para>None.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>ERRORS/WARNINGS</title>
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<para>The following errors can occur when the font file is read or saved:
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</para>
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<programlisting>
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Failed in reading the selected font file.
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Failed in the registration of the selected font file.
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</programlisting>
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<para>The following errors can occur when the UDC is added, deleted, or copied:
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</para>
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<programlisting>
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The specified code is without the range of UDC code.
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Because the memory allocation cannot be done, it is not possible to add.
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The specified copy origin code is without the range of UDC code.
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The specified copy target code is without the range of UDC code.
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There is no character in the specified area.
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</programlisting>
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<para>The following errors can occur when the font file is opened:
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</para>
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<programlisting>
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Because the selected font file is already open for editing by another
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user, it cannot be opened.
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Failed to open the selected font file.
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You have no right to access for the font file, or the format of the file
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is not consistent.
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</programlisting>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>FILES</title>
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<para>None.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>EXAMPLES</title>
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<para>None.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>SEE ALSO</title>
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<para>&cdeman.dtudcexch;
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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