Font Mania (REXXCOM)

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'''Font Mania''' is a DOS application for editing and customizing PC-style bitmap fonts. It was developed by REXXCOM Systems.
 
'''Font Mania''' is a DOS application for editing and customizing PC-style bitmap fonts. It was developed by REXXCOM Systems.
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== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
The software (v2.2 at least) seems to identify its files by looking for the ASCII text fragment "{{magic| FONT MANIA, VERSIO}}" (note leading space) at offset 7.
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A Font Mania COM file starts with byte <code>0xeb</code>. At offset 7 is ASCII text that begins "{{magic|&nbsp;FONT&nbsp;MANIA,&nbsp;VERSION"}}.
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
* {{CdTextfiles|swextrav1993/disk1/grprogs/font_m.zip|Font Mania 1.0}}
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* Font Mania:
* {{CdTextfiles|somuch/smsharew2/GRAPHICS/FONT-M22.ZIP|Font Mania 2.2}} - Includes sample files
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** {{CdTextfiles|swextrav1993/disk1/grprogs/font_m.zip|v1.0}}
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** {{CdTextfiles|tigershareware/x22/font_m21.zip|v2.1}}
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** {{CdTextfiles|somuch/smsharew2/GRAPHICS/FONT-M22.ZIP|v2.2}}
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** {{CdTextfiles|pier01/021a/font_m23.zip|v2.3}}
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** v6.0: [https://archive.org/details/Monster_Media_Number_16_Monster_Media_October_1996 Monster Media No. 16] → FONTS/FMANIA_6.ZIP
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== Sample files ==
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* Some sample files are included with the software.
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* {{CdTextfiles|tigershareware/x22/bones10.zip|bones10.zip}} → *.COM
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* {{CdTextfiles|tigershareware/x26/flip_it.zip|flip_it.zip}}
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* {{CdTextfiles|tigershareware/x10/nu_art.zip|nu_art.zip}}
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* {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv3nv05/WORDS/DOS/PRNT_GEN/AUTOFONT.ZIP|AUTOFONT.ZIP}}
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* {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv3nv05/WORDS/DOS/PRNT_LAS/NUFONT.ZIP|NUFONT.ZIP}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 16 January 2025

File Format
Name Font Mania (REXXCOM)
Ontology
Extension(s) .com
Released 1991

Font Mania is a DOS application for editing and customizing PC-style bitmap fonts. It was developed by REXXCOM Systems.

Its native font format is unusual. It is in the form of a COM file, which doubles as a font loader that can be executed independently of Font Mania.

Executing such a COM file with no parameters changes the current font. Use the "?" parameter to see a list of options.

[edit] Identification

A Font Mania COM file starts with byte 0xeb. At offset 7 is ASCII text that begins " FONT MANIA, VERSION".

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample files

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