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.
  
Its native font format is unusual. It is in the form of a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] file, which doubles as a font loader that can be executed independently of Font Mania.
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Its native font format is in the form of a [[DOS executable (.com)|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.
 
Executing such a COM file with no parameters changes the current font. Use the "?" parameter to see a list of options.

Revision as of 16:58, 17 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 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.

Identification

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

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