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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Fonts
|released=≤1988
}}
'''EVAfont driver''' is a font file format associated with EVAfont, a screen font editor for DOS. EVAfont was developed by Pete I. Kvitek.

A driver is an executable file, in [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] format. It can be executed independently, to load the font (and presumably keep it loaded).

== Format details ==
The template used by a driver file depends on the version of EVAfont, and the font size. Three versions of EVAfont have been found (there may well have been more), and there are three possible font sizes: 8x8, 8x14, and 8x16. Version 2.01 does not seem to support 8x8 drivers, so there are a total of eight known driver templates.

== Identification ==
Every driver for a given {version + font size} is probably very formulaic, but there's no obvious signature that would identify all formats at once.

All known formats start with byte {{magic|0xe9}}.

For v2.01, the text "{{magic|text font loader}}" appears at offset 7, as part of a longer string starting at offset 3.

For v3.05i and 3.05, "{{magic|font driver}}" appears at offset 8, as part of a longer string starting at offset 3.

Files made by v2.01 contain the string "{{magic|v2.01A}}". Those made by v3.05i contain "{{magic|v3.04a}}". Those made by v3.05 contain "{{magic|v3.05c}}".

== Software ==
EVAfont:
* v2.01 (1988): [https://archive.org/details/professional-soft-collection-vol02-1995-classik-fond Professional Soft Collection 2] → WINDOWS.ALL/WINDEAST/DISK2/PENN.ARJ → EVAFONT.EXE
* v3.05i (~1989-11-12): [https://archive.org/details/professional-soft-collection-vol02-1995-classik-fond Professional Soft Collection 2] → DOS_CYR/RUSSIAN.ZIP → EVAFONT.EXE (The version number and date are taken from strings embedded in the EXE file, after decompressing it. The package includes documentation that appears to be from v2.03.)
* v3.05 (~1990-02-15): {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/pdsi005/031A/EVAFONT.ZIP|EVAFONT.ZIP}}

== Sample files ==
* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel/DISK1/DISC2/EDITOR/PCTAMIL1.ZIP|PCTAMIL1.ZIP}} → NORMAL.COM, TAMIL.COM

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 * {{CdTextfiles|darkdomain/www/mirrors/ftp_mimic_ca/christ_ascii_archives/secular/sclr-29.zip|sclr-29.zip}} -→ AMIG-FNT.COM - "3.04a"
 * {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel/DISK1/DISC2/EDITOR/PCTAMIL1.ZIP|PCTAMIL1.ZIP}} → NORMAL.COM, TAMIL.COM - "3.05c"
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 == Software ==
-EVAfont:
+* EVAfont
-* v2.01 (1988): [https://archive.org/details/professional-soft-collection-vol02-1995-classik-fond Professional Soft Collection 2] → WINDOWS.ALL/WINDEAST/DISK2/PENN.ARJ → EVAFONT.EXE
+** v2.01 (1988): [https://archive.org/details/professional-soft-collection-vol02-1995-classik-fond Professional Soft Collection 2] → WINDOWS.ALL/WINDEAST/DISK2/PENN.ARJ → EVAFONT.EXE
-* v3.05i (~1989-11-12): [https://archive.org/details/professional-soft-collection-vol02-1995-classik-fond Professional Soft Collection 2] → DOS_CYR/RUSSIAN.ZIP → EVAFONT.EXE (The version number and date are taken from strings embedded in the EXE file, after decompressing it. The package includes documentation that appears to be from v2.03.)
+** v3.05i (~1989-11-12): [https://archive.org/details/professional-soft-collection-vol02-1995-classik-fond Professional Soft Collection 2] → DOS_CYR/RUSSIAN.ZIP → EVAFONT.EXE (The version number and date are taken from strings embedded in the EXE file, after decompressing it. The package includes documentation that appears to be from v2.03.)
-* v3.05 (~1990-02-15): {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/pdsi005/031A/EVAFONT.ZIP|EVAFONT.ZIP}}
+** v3.05 (~1990-02-15): {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/pdsi005/031A/EVAFONT.ZIP|EVAFONT.ZIP}}
 * {{Deark}}

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 == Format details ==
-The template used by a driver file depends on the version of EVAfont, and the font size. Three versions of EVAfont have been found (there may well have been more), and there are three possible font sizes: 8x8, 8x14, and 8x16. Version 2.01 does not seem to support 8x8 drivers, so there are a total of eight known driver templates.
+The template used by a driver file depends on the version of EVAfont, and the font size. Three versions of EVAfont have been found, and there's good evidence of at least one more. And there are three possible font sizes: 8x8, 8x14, and 8x16 (though v2.01 does not seem to support 8x8 drivers).
 == Identification ==
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 For v3.05i and 3.05, "{{magic|font driver}}" appears at offset 8, as part of a longer string starting at offset 3.
-Files made by v2.01 contain the string "{{magic|v2.01A}}". Those made by v3.05i contain "{{magic|v3.04a}}". Those made by v3.05 contain "{{magic|v3.05c}}".
+Files made by v2.01 contain the string "{{magic|v2.01A}}". Those made by v3.05i contain "{{magic|v3.04a}}". Those made by v3.05 contain "{{magic|v3.05c}}". An unknown "{{magic|v2.04A}}" version apparently exists.
 == Software ==
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 == Sample files ==
 * Some of the .COM files included with v3.05.
-* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel/DISK1/DISC2/EDITOR/PCTAMIL1.ZIP|PCTAMIL1.ZIP}} → NORMAL.COM, TAMIL.COM
+* [https://archive.org/details/professional-soft-collection-vol02-1995-classik-fond Professional Soft Collection 2] → DOS_CYR/SUPERRUS.ZIP → RUS.COM - "2.01A"
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