Gerber OMEGA CP, Справочное руководство

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102 Chapter 8:
All About Text
Some fonts do not contain a complete set of accented characters and contain only accent marks.
After they are entered in the Text box and brought into Composer, these accented marks can
easily be sized and positioned.
Character ASCII Character ASCII
` 0192 ~ 0195
´ 0193 _ 0196
^ 0194 • 0197
To enter special characters
1
Put cursor in the text box.
2
Hold the Alt key while typing the four-digit ASCII number of the special character.
3
Release the Alt key to have the special character appear in the text box.
Entering EDGE fonts
Special enhanced EDGE fonts are available for use with Gerber's thermal printers. These fonts
are designed to make spectacular painted results as simple as possible. EDGE fonts include pre-
assigned colors, tints, and contour cuts.
To enter EDGE fonts in TOWS
1
Click the Text on the Work Surface tool to open the TOWS toolbar.
2
Click the scroll arrow on the font select combo box. The font list drops down.
3
The window shows a sample of selected font.
4
Highlight the EDGE font.
Tip: Turn on Suppress Fill Cuts to make EDGE fonts print only. See “Creating filled text or
objects without cutlines.”
To enter EDGE fonts in the Enter/Edit Text dialog box
1
Click the Enter/Edit Text tool. The cursor changes to a cross hair with the text symbol.
2
Position and click the crosshair where you want the text to appear on the work surface
to open the Enter/Edit Text dialog box.
3
Click F3 Font, to open the Font Select dialog box.
4
Scroll through the list to preview the fonts.
5
Highlight the EDGE font.
6
Click F11/Change.
Tip: Turn on Suppress Fill Cuts in the Arrange menu to make EDGE fonts print only. Refer to
“Creating filled text or objects without cutlines.”