Comments or questions can be addressed to Elizabeth Swoope Johnston at  
CI$ ID 76436,2426 or GEnie E.JOHNSTON6.  
  
RRKeyCaps and the matching RRKeyLetters are designed specifically  
for use in computer documentation and tutorial material for PC-  
compatibles. I have written hundreds of pages of those materials,  
and I created both fonts after being frustrated with the keycap  
fonts that currently are available to Windows users.  
  
These keycap and keyletter typefaces are plain 2-D characters that  
print well and are readable at standard body text sizes (10-12  
points). They can be printed at sizes as small as 6 pts. and still  
be readable. Because they lack embellishments like 3-D or drop  
shadows, they are not as attractive at larger (display) sizes as  
typefaces from other vendors and it is not recommended that you use  
them as display faces.  
  
While the current crop of 3-D, drop shadow, and reverse keycap  
typefaces are quite attractive and interesting, they don't work  
well at standard text sizes. The reverse keycaps may not reproduce  
well on typical copy machines, and the lettering in the 3-D and  
shadow typefaces is hard to read at body text sizes because some of  
the character height is occupied by the 3-D or drop shadow effect.  
  
Most of the typefaces are cumbersome to use, too. Either you have  
to compose each key by typing each character (as well as opening  
and closing characters) and accessing graphics elements using the  
numeric keypad; or many keys are mapped to characters above 127,  
which forces you to use the numeric keypad; or the keys aren't  
mapped logically.  
  
All keys in both of the RR typefaces can be accessed in one or two  
keystrokes (one of which is [Shift]). Most of the keys are mapped  
mnemonically, so you won't need a character map to remember which  
keycap is mapped to which key or what [Alt]-number pad combination  
to use.  
  
There are alternate versions of several keys (Bksp text-only and  
text-graphic; Enter text-only, graphic-only, and both; Shift text-  
only, graphic-only, and both; Tab text-only, graphic-only, and  
both; Spacebar and Space; Ins and Insert; Del and Delete) so you  
can use the version that you prefer.  
  
These typefaces have been designed so that you can access them  
efficiently while developing documentation, without wasted  
keystrokes and mouse use. With a simple macro or two, you can use  
these typefaces with barely a hitch in your typing speed.  
  
  
RRKeyCaps map:  
  
A  Alt  
B  Backspace  
C  Ctrl  
D  Del  
E  Esc  
F  text-only Tab  
I  Ins  
J  text-only Enter  
M  Space  
O  OMNI (Northgate keyboard users)  
P  Pause  
R  Enter/Return  
S  Shift  
T  Tab  
V  text-only Shift  
Y  text-only Bksp  
  
b  down arrow (_b_ottom)  
t  up arrow (_t_op)  
l  left arrow  
r  right arrow  
h  home  
e  end  
d  PgDn  
u  PgUp  
c  CapsLock  
n  NumLock  
o  ScrollLock (this is the only one that's _really_ weird)  
p  PrintScreen  
k  Break  
s  Spacebar  
q  SysRq  
f  graphics-only tab  
j  graphics-only Enter  
v  graphics-only Shift  
;  Insert  
'  Delete  
  
1  F1  
2  F2  
3  F3  
4  F4  
5  F5  
6  F6  
7  F7  
8  F8  
9  F9  
0  F10  
!  F11 (shift of 1, or shift of F1)  
@  F12  
#  F13 (Northgate keyboard users)  
$  F14              "  
%  F15              "  
  
&  blank single-width key frame (like arrow keys)  
*  blank one-and-a-half-width key frame (like F keys)  
(  blank double-width key frame (like Tab)  
)  blank triple-width key frame (like Enter, Shift)  
  
=  two-button mouse w/no buttons pressed  
[  two-button mouse w/left button pressed  
]  two-button mouse w/right button pressed  
  
-  - (this is not a keycap hyphen, but a regular hyphen for use between  
      keycaps, as in [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Del], so that you don't have to switch  
      out of the keycap font just to get a hyphen, then switch back in)  
+  + (regular plus for those who prefer to use a plus, rather than a hyphen,  
      between keys)  
  
The RRKeyLetters typeface is a sampler of the matching typewriter keys  
designed to be used with this typeface for combinations like [Ctrl]-[Y].  
The full set is available when you register.  
  
Registration:  
  
When you register, you'll receive:  
  
1) a diskette containing:  
   a. RRKeyCaps  
   b. the complete matching RRKeyLetters  
   c. EPS, CGM, and WPG versions of the four blank keycap templates  
  
2) a printed reference sheet on hard-to-destroy "paper" that shows the  
   complete character map for both RRKeyCaps and RRKeyLetters on one side  
   and an alphabetical listing of key names, sample keys, and the character  
   to which each is mapped on the second side  
  
3) Documentation (currently 18 pages excluding TOC and cover) with  
installation  
   instructions and detailed instructions for setting up macros, styles, and  
   keyboards (whatever is appropriate) for the most efficient keyboard use of 
 
   these typefaces in Ami Professional 2.0, Word for Windows 2.0, and  
   WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows.  
  
Registration is $49 for either Postscript or HP bitmaps (with WP printer  
driver  
for bitmaps) or $75 for both formats. Shipping is $5.  
  
Print RRKEYORD.FRM, complete it, and mail the form and payment to:  
  
Elizabeth Swoope Johnston  
Roadrunner Computing  
P.O. Box 21635  
Baton Rouge, LA  70894  
  
  
****** known problem -- although the CorelDraw! WFN file shows me the correct 
 
key when I press ` (the left apostrophe), that key prints as a period.