FAQ



Frequently Asked Questions



Here are some questions frequently asked about our fonts, and the answers

we where able to come up at the time. You may also want to read the

answers, even if you experienced no problem with the present font. As a

matter of fact, we have come up with some solutions of our own, which may

help you get better results with all your fonts. This list of questions

and answers will be regularly updated, in order to spare as much as

possible aggravation for our customers. After reading them, please

contact us, if anything was still bothering you. We will do what we can

to help you the best way we can. Thank-you for all your reports.





Q: How do I install TrueType fonts under Windows ?



A : Open the "Fonts" control pannel, and click "Add". Then, look for the

font files (extension *.TTF) where you copied or unpacked them. Select

them, and click OK. You may install several fonts at the same time,

simply by selecting them. Windows 95 requires a slightly different

procedure. Open the "Fonts" folder you will find in the Control Panel

located within "My Computer" icon. Then, simply copy the TrueType font

into it.





Q : I do not find the *.FOT files to install the *.TTF TrueType fonts.



A : this type of file is generated by Windows 3.xx when a new font is

installed. In other words, if you use the correct Control Panel procedure

to install a new *.TTF file, Windows 3.xx will automatically create the

corresponding *.FOT file. Windows 95 does not use this type of file at

all, and directly takes advantage of *.TTF fonts.





Q: How do I install PostScript fonts under Windows ?



A : PostScript fonts come with the extension *.PFB and *.PFM, one of each

for each font. In order to use them, you first must install Adobe Type

Manager (ATM) for Windows. Then, copy *.PFB files in the WINDOWS\PSFONTS

directory, and the *.PFM in the WINDOWS\PSFONTS\PFM directory. Then, use

the ATM control panel to install the fonts. PostScript fonts offer lots

of advantages over their TrueType Windows counterpart, as kerning and

more precise printing. If you are serious about desktop publishing, you

may want to acquire ATM Windows. This install process may have changed

with newer versions of ATM. please refer to the manual of that utility

for more details.



Q : Some complex characters do not display normaly with ATM fonts



A : This phenomenon has been reported most often when ATM Type 1 fonts of

complex character shapes are used with Windows 95. The characters appear

on top of each other, and are difficult to read on the screen. They do

print perfectly, though. The only way we have found to circumvent this

glitch seems to be to first enter the text in a simpler shaped font, for

instance Arial, and after entries have been verified, select the text you

want, and bring it to the desired font and attributes.





Q: Why are you placing so much documentation in your archives, they become huge and cost a fortune to download ?



A: Sorry for the inconvenience, BUT... As you know, the font you have now

at your disposal for FREE evaluation is provided to you by Match

Software WITHOUT ANY CHARGE. As a matter of fact, when some other

software houses ask you to pay up front for any of their fonts, we give

this one away for your enjoyment, hoping it's originality and quality

will prompt you to acquire usage licensing, and buy other fonts along

the way. Our only hope for any reward for the tremendous time and

efforts it took to create a font is entirely contained in the promotion

material we include in this archive. How are you going to know the

beautiful fonts we created for you at a very low price, if we do not

include our "Incredible font deal" file, with all the pictures of these

fonts ? Do you really think anyone would register simply because we ask?

No, of course not. We do not get a penny from any of our distributors.

On-line services do charge you to provide shareware, but we never see

the money they take t sell our creations. They even charge us for

on-line access to their services. Shareware vendors may make fortunes on

our back with all sorts of CDs and other great packages, we do not see

the colour of any of these sales. Magazines may boost their sales like

mad and millions using our shareware packages, they never reward

shareware authors, let alone with a petty free subscription to their

magazines. So, if you still really feel our archives are too big, we are

terribly sorry, but if you really appreciate shareware, you must

understand that authors deserve their share of the wares, and the only

way we have to sell anything, after vendors have been collecting upfront

all sorts of fees, is to promote registration. If authors never got any

registrations, it would mean no doubts no new shareware in a very short

time. Shareware is very much like PBS stations : if you want

independant creation, you might as well pledge for it, and accept some

advertisement from the sponsors ! On the other hand, we try to provide

as much information and support as we can into these archives, as any

good software publisher would do in his box. Nobody would ever complain

to get too complete a user's manual. And actually, a documentation such

as the one your are in the process of reading could be very useful for

other fonts as well. Do not hesitate to report tips and tricks we can

add to this helpful document. They will benefit all. Thank-you for your

support.





Q : Under Windows, some characters of a given font do not print at all

sizes, or show only on screen, or the opposite. This happens most often

with complex fonts, such as DinosoType, Bujardet Vignettes of Nahkt

Hieroglyphs. Some characters print as squares, when they appear fine on

the screen, or the opposite, or both. It happens most often when the

output is to be made on a dot-matrix printer, would it be impact or

ink-jet. It does happen, sometimes, though, with laser printers, as well.



A : The problem seems to reside within Windows itself, and the way

TrueType is handled. We where unable to get any explanation from

Microsoft which could help us understand how to solve the problem.

However, as in general this type of fonts are most used on isolated basis

(letterheads, titles, etc.), it is possible to use another approach :

- Create a new document under Windows Paint

- With the TEXT tool, enter the appropriate message

- Copy the image, and paste it into your word processor or desktop

publishing software. Of course, if you use more sophisticated tools than

Windows Paint, like Corel Draw on the PC, the result may be better.

Although TrueType fonts may pose this problem, PostScript Type 1, even

extremely complex, do display and work perfectly under Windows with Adobe

Type Manager (ATM). If you want do do any type of serious desktop

publishing, we strongly recommend you use ATM and PostScript fonts.





Q : I do not find the promised accented characters. They are not

available through my regular keyboard. Why is that ?



A : For historical reasons, as computers originated in America, and also

because no one at the beginning thought of using electronic calculators

to write poems, invitations or books, the ASCII standard did not support

accented characters. Then, as more and more aborigines from France like

Michel Bujardet, or other remote picturesque small countries, started to

trade their usual goose quill for more modern means, they asked for

accents. And also for their own weird keyboards. Use the Character Map

applet to select the proper characters, and find out the proper key

combinations. If you still have the Windows installation disks, you may

want to install the "US-International" keyboard driver, which offers a

wealth of extended characters, when you press a key in conjunction with

the Alt key. Our font packs, though, come with all the necessary data

entry tools to facilitate access to foreign characters (keyboard

remapping, bilingual entry, etc.).



Q : I need a font in a language not yet available.



A : Creating fonts for new languages is not only challenging, it is also

culturally very rewarding, very inspiring. We do not always know the

language you plan to use. But if you provide us with the proper

information, we will use it to create a new font. It is fairly simple :

we only need the best representation of the alphabet, character by

characters, and eventually it's pronounciation, if it is not a Roman set

of letters (Japanese, for instance, or Russian are in that case). Call us

for more details.





Q : I want a font made according to my specifications.



A : If you already have a printout of the desired font, or any graphic

representation that we can use to draw the characters, our regular price

for designing a new font is very reasonable. If you want a creation from

scratch, it will be more difficult. Please call us for a quotation.





Q : How can I obtain a printout of all of your fonts ?



A : Just send us your complete address, and we will gladly send you a

documentation showing the diversity of Match Software fonts. You can

already find a pretty good representation of our offering, on our web

site :

http://members.aol.com/MatchSoft



Q : You must provide thorough phone hot line support for any brand and

type of computer. If Adobe and others can, why not you ? You should be

able to be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week !



A : We are sorry, with our small operation, not to be able to compete

with giants who see more money in 10 minutes than we may be able to earn

in one year. However, our prices are lower beyond comparison. That is

also because you are not paying for million dollars advertisement, and

plethoric staffs. Besides, we are prepared to fix glitches if any, and

gladly accept advises from our customers. Remember, however, that a font

is somewhat equivalent to a bumper sticker to an automobile. Please do

not ask us to solve the problems generated by your system, no more than

you would think about requiring driving lessons from a stickers

publisher. We do our best for our fonts to work properly on STANDARD

configurations, including STANDARD printers, STANDARD system versions,

STANDARD applications, when our fonts are installed through STANDARD

procedures. All that said, we do want to help you benefit from our

software products. You can contact us by phone at (213) 656-4244, and

leave a message on the voice mail if unfortunately we where not able to

answer immediately. You can also reach us at any of our e-mail addresses.





Q : In your Martian font, you placed a dot above the glipnol character,

and forgot to put an accent above the weirdoo. It is unforgettable. I am

furious and you are just as stupid as a bunch of lunar dogs ! You should

be whipped, and give me my money back, too, plus maybe a little extra,

because I suffered incredible damage to my much sophisticated sense of

intellectual properness and inherent graceful sophistication.



A : We are sorry not to know Martian as well as such a refined literate

as your highness. Please do not blow your desintegrator at us, poor

ridiculous clumsy uneducated filthy computer groomers. More seriously,

please consider that ignorance may not be such a crime, after all, and

have mercy for the less taught. We all learn all our lives new concepts

and new ways. If for any reason we committed a mistake in transcribing

your native language, be assured it is not intentional. Please

courteously provide us with the proper information, and we will try to

make appropriate updates are made, if they are technically possible and

logical. All we know of, as humble and insignificant artisans, is the

fonts craftsmanship. It is not our fault, then, if the subtleties of a

foreign language do not strike us like light over the saint's head.

However, we are bending our knees to the more educated. Thank you for

helping us improve. At the present time, our foreign fonts have been

thoroughly review d, so they satisfy our customers. Some have helped

perfect already very nice fonts. But we will appreciate any additional

help ! Any report or suggestion is taken very seriously, and usualy

fixes are carried out through regular updates. All the more reason to

register, to be able to benefit from these improvements.





Q : When I use too many fonts, my printer crashes.



A : Try setting the option "Print TrueType fonts as graphics" in the

Windows Printer Control panel.



Q : Why do you ask for money for your fonts ? They should be free !



A : There is a strange curse around computer software, these days. Nobody

would ever consider getting a movie for nothing, or walking into a book

store and require a sample for free. For programs, however, the matter

is quite different. So many people consider computer software piracy as

a light little mistake, that eventually, some may indeed start

considering software authors as thieves, because they pretend to get a

small reward for their job. Some luminaries (noticeably around GNU

project, or some Internet ayatollahs) even have the nerve to play with

the very strange notion that computer software should only come free,

and that any commercial distribution, including shareware, has some

analogy to a rip-off. Fine and good, then, but why do they at the same

time insist to get paid for their conferencing, or to get royalties from

their books ? Match Software is a small business based on shareware

distribution. Anyone can browse at our productions in the same way a

reader could read book as many times and as completely as wished, before

actually paying for it. Please do not pirate us. If you feel a font is

really of use, please register. That small usage fee will help us

continue creating new original, exclusive and fine fonts for you. We

sincerely thank all users who have, through their registration, helped

pay the rent, the phone, and the electricity which powers our equipment

to create all these fonts. Please continue to support the shareware

concept. It is the only way out of the commercial monopolies. Small

software companies are as much a liberty warrant as small book

publishers are : without them, big companies would have their way,

culturally and financially. Nobody would ever want that to happen !





Match Software



8205 Santa Monica Blvd #1-205

West Hollywood, CA 90046-5912

(213) 656-4244

Internet : MatchSoft@aol.com

Compuserve : 73267,1701

America Online : MatchSoft







Acknoledgement : "Match Software" is intellectual property of Match

Software. All other intellectual properties, such as Trademark and Brand

Names mentionned in this document, belong to their respective holders.





VERY IMPORTANT : USAGE LICENSING REGISTRATION



If you got this font from a commercial shareware distributor, like

on-disk vendors, CD compilations or on-line service, the price you

eventually paid does not include usage licensing. Commercial distributors

charge you for their time spent in selecting, promoting and shipping the

shareware, or any other weird reason they might think of, but in no case

for usage fees. In other words, should you decide to use this font on

regular or publishing purposes, you still must acquire usage licensing by

registering, before doing so.



This applies especially to desktop publishing, or any kind of publishing.

If you should use this font in any publishing activity, you must

register, and also mention in the copyright notices name and origin of

the Match Software fonts you used. For instance "Halloween Match font

from Match Software".



Registering for this font is only $5. For that price, you acquire usage

licensing. Corporations must officially register under their own name,

and not the one of one of their executive. Usage licensing is not

transferable from one user to another, and you cannot grant others

permission to use the font you acquired usage licensing for yourself. For

instance, if you are a layout artist working as an employee for a given

corporation, and have previously registered under your name, the

corporation must still officially acquire it's own usage licensing for

any publication or otherwise purpose. However, should you decide to use

this font for any commercial or public purpose without prior

registration, you must be warned and agree we will seek a standard

punitive compensation of $10,000, plus all expenses necessitated by the

actions we will have to take to recover that sum, for each fraudulent

publication, in any competent courts of law. This to inform you, and

serve as a basic contract, sh uld you decide anyhow to use our

intellectual property without prior acquiring the proper license.

Commercial or public purpose stated here is meant as any kind of use of

this font for any publishing or otherwise activity, as for instance, but

not limited to, magazine and book publishing, advertisement, records

covers, posters, t-shirts, mugs and cups, caps, memorabilia, etc. Public

purpose means any kind of activity, including non-profit use of this

font, for any reason, which is addressed to the public. Match Software

reserves the right to donate usage licensing to non-profit organizations

on a case by case term, based on proper demands made by the mentioned

organizations. By using this font, you agree with the terms of the

present document.



Thank-you for complying with these simple rules. If you publish books or

any other intellectual creation, would they be records, software, videos

or any other creation, you probably want to get recognized for it. Please

do not deprive us from our small share of it, minuscule registration fee

included. Thank-you !



DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE



Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying

it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are

expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some

request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum

trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right

to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual.



Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the

copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as

stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like

commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both

cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in

the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to

copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a

specific group. For example, some authors require written permission

before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware (see chapter

"Distributors Welcome").



Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should

find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's

commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs

easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is

low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee

-- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.



DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT



Users of MATCH SOFTWARE FONTS & PROGRAMS must accept this disclaimer of

warranty : "MATCH SOFTWARE FONT / PROGRAM is supplied as is. The author

disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without

limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any

purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or

consequential, which may result from the use of MATCH SOFTWARE FONT /

PROGRAM"



These fonts/programs are "shareware program" and are provided at no

charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your

friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another

system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal

computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to

provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If

you find this program useful and find that you are using this font and

continue to use this font after a reasonable trial period, you must make

a registration payment to Match Software. See order form at the end of

this document.



This small fee is intended to pay for this font/program usage licensing.

It is agreed the user had plenty of time to evaluate it in any way he

wanted, and to decide to register for it. The fonts included with the

registered version of this font are indeed a complementary gift, and do

not constitute a new acquisition. It is understood user will not be

entitled for any money back, if for any reason he did not like one or

several of them.



This registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer

at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An

example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may

be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there

is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used

at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the

same time.



LIMITED WARRANTY



This font/program is shareware. You had all the time you wanted to

experiment with it in any way you wanted to, and for as long as you

wanted to, before deciding to register. It means you found it

satisfactory enough to pay the small usage fee.



Therefore, Match Software cannot accept any claim for money back, for any

reason, after you have decided to, and did register.



If for any reason the registered version of the font/program was provided

to you directly by Match Software on a defective media (disk), it will be

exchanged for a new one at no cost.



If you have suggestions for improving this font/program, we appreciate

your comments. It does not mean we will fix or modify the font in the way

you wish in a given time, or that we must do it in any way. However, if

we feel the suggestion is appropriate, next version of the font may be

inspired from these advises.



We decline any responsibility if for any reason this font/program is put

to bad use in any way. It worked fine on a regular configuration, and on

a regular printer, with the most usual software packages. If, for any

reason, it could not work on your specific configuration, Match Software

cannot be held responsible. As technical combinations are almost

infinite, and because systems evolve in ways we cannot predict, it might

happen a new system, or a particular configuration, does not work with a

font. For instance, because a new version of the system requires a new

font format. In general, we will try to keep up with the system versions,

and eventually offer upgrades, if possible, but it does not constitute an

obligation, nor would it be the case if you acquired a set of seats cover

for your specific car, and require they fit any new car you may decide to

buy later on.



Another bad use of a font/program may be generation of counterfeit

documents, or any kind of falsified printing or forgery. We decline any

responsibility in such and event. Please do not use our fonts/programs

for any illegal purpose.