Any program or file in this package is presented to the user on an "as is" basis. Although great care has been taken in the design of all software, no warranty is given for the correct functioning of programs or printer drivers, nor about the accuracy of the accompanying documentation or fonts. The application of all software is at the user's own risk. The author cannot be held liable for any damage caused by its use, either directly or indirectly.
All fonts, printer drivers, documents and the font operator can be considered freeware. This software may be freely distributed as long as all executables and files remain unchanged and are included in the distribution. Also no profit is to be made by reselling any of the software. If you find any software useful and plan to use it on a regular basis, I would appreciate it if you send me an e-mail telling me why you like it and what you are using it for. Also let me know if you find any errors in the software.
All converters and ChiWriter program upgrades in this package are original ChiWriter software from Horstmann Software Development Company. Although Horstmann SDC does not exist any more, these may still be copyright protected, so they are not freely distributable. If you want to use them, you should be a registered ChiWriter user. It is your own responsibility to check whether you are entitled to use them. I only present them here on an "as is" basis, and I accept no responsibility whatsoever for the correctness of the software, nor for any damage caused by their use. The fact that they are presented here does not imply any support from my side.
Most of the download zip files below are related to my efforts for improving the style, quality and completeness (filling up empty character places with useful symbols) of ChiWriter fonts, replacing the original fonts with my own versions. I spent much time in carefully designing these fonts. If you are interested in the strict design principles I adhered to, please consult my font philosophy. Optimal usage of the fonts can only be guaranteed using special printer drivers, so I designed these as well, for several types of printers. Of course, I did not dispose of printer manuals for all kinds of printers, let alone the printers themselves, so my collection of printer drivers is limited, and not up to date. In order to differentiate between the available types of drivers I adopted a naming convention, which you will need if you plan to use these drivers. If you own a printer that is not supported by any of my drivers, you may consider to modify a driver or create a new one from scratch. Consult the ChiWriter version 4 reference manual and your printer manual in order to successfully achieve this. Note that version 4 printer drivers are written in the so called ChiScript language. If you are not familiar with this stack oriented language you may find my experiences with its peculiarities useful.
fontop.zip
A DOS-program for performing bulk operations on ChiWriter version 3 or 4 font files, such
as shifting, rotating, scaling, tilting, superposing, filling, blanking, checkerboarding
and mirroring on all characters in a given range at once. See the options screen or character display
screen. A detailed manual is included. It is best to move the font operator to the
font directory of the fonts you are most likely to use it for.
v4docs.zip
A number of ChiWriter version 4.10 test documents, to be used for testing all fonts on a
printer, in various printing styles (pitches). Unzip to your document directory
(c:\chi\doc or c:\cw4\doc).
v4screen.zip
Complete set of low (cft) and high (eft) resolution screen fonts, with screen drivers for
VGA and SVGA in low or high resolution, screen parameter files, a colour palette program
and a batch file for instantly changing the screen resolution. Unzip to your ChiWriter
directory, but take care to back up your original screen fonts first. The batch file only
works if you install the cft fonts in a subdirectory font\screen\cft of the ChiWriter
directory (c:\chi or c:\cw4), and the eft fonts in a subdirectory font\screen\eft.
v4pn9mft.zip
Extensive set of graphic (mft) fonts (sample), for optimal
quality printing on 9-pin matrix printers (Epson, IBM, STAR, generic), achieving a
resolution of 240x216 dpi, with matching printer drivers, printer driver documentation
files, and graphic (lft) fonts (sample) for extra-large
printing. Move the printer drivers to the ChiWriter directory (c:\chi or c:\cw4), and
the fonts to the font path directory mentioned in the printer driver used.
v4e24xft.zip
Complete set of (xft) fonts for 24-pin matrix printers, designed for a 360 dpi resolution,
with matching printer drivers. Move the printer drivers to the ChiWriter directory (c:\chi
or c:\cw4), and the fonts to the font path directory mentioned in the printer driver
used.
v4proxft.zip
Complete set of professional (xft) fonts for 24-pin matrix printers, designed for a 360
dpi resolution, with matching printer drivers. Move the printer drivers to the ChiWriter
directory (c:\chi or c:\cw4), and the fonts to the font path directory mentioned in
the printer driver used.
v4i48lft.zip
Extensive set of graphic (lft) fonts (sample) for 48-pin
deskjet printers (Epson, HP), designed for a resolution of 300 or 360 dpi, with matching
printer drivers, and some printer driver documentation files. Move the printer drivers to
the ChiWriter directory (c:\chi or c:\cw4), and the fonts to the font path directory
mentioned in the printer driver used.
v4h48djf.zip
Complete set of downloadable (djf) fonts (sample) for
48-pin HP deskjet printers (500 series), designed for a 300 dpi resolution, with matching
character width files and printer drivers. Note that only printers with extra RAM (>250
kB) can use these fonts and drivers. Move the printer drivers to the ChiWriter directory
(c:\chi or c:\cw4), and the fonts to the font path directory mentioned in the
printer driver used.
v4laspsf.zip
Extensive set of downloadable (psf) fonts (sample) for 300
(or more) dpi postscript laser printers, with matching initialization files, character
width files and printer drivers. Move the printer drivers to the ChiWriter directory
(c:\chi or c:\cw4), and the fonts to the font path directory mentioned in the
printer driver used.
cw324.zip
Converter package for converting ChiWriter version 3 to version 4 documents. Move to the
ChiWriter directory (c:\chi or c:\cw4) or wherever in your DOS path.
cw420b.zip
Upgrade package from ChiWriter 4.xx to the latest version 4.20B, including the ChiWriter executable. Move the files to the ChiWriter directory (c:\chi or c:\cw4). Note: you can only upgrade if you already have version 4 installed! Additionally, you will need your original ChiWriter registration number to use the program.
cwicons.zip
Two icons for desktop starting of ChiWriter programs on Windows 3.xx, Windows 95 or
Windows NT systems. Made available by kind permission of David R. Tuffte. Change the icon
of a ChiWriter executable by opening the file properties requester and browsing to one of
the icon files.
cw42tex.zip
Converter package for converting ChiWriter version 4 documents to TeX documents (in AMS or
LaTeX style). Best moved to the ChiWriter document directory (c:\chi\doc or c:\cw4\doc).
cw42wp.zip
Converter package for converting ChiWriter version 4 documents to WordPerfect 5.1
documents. Note that the latter can be read by MS Word word processors. Best moved to the
ChiWriter document directory (c:\chi\doc or c:\cw4\doc).
wp2cw4.zip
Converter package for converting WordPerfect 5.1 documents to ChiWriter version 4
documents (can't think why you would need this one). Best moved to the ChiWriter document
directory (c:\chi\doc or c:\cw4\doc).
rtf2cw4.zip
Converter package for converting rich text format (rtf) documents to ChiWriter version 4
documents. Best moved to the ChiWriter document directory (c:\chi\doc or c:\cw4\doc).
Last updated January 20th, 2011
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