The "Font Pharos" came into being as a regular columnist on font related
matters in the free, weekly, electronic newsletter "Woody's Office Watch",
otherwise known as WOW. The "Font Pharos" column moved to "Woody's Windows
Watch" (also known as WWW) in the 8 March 1999 issue. Subscriptions to WOW and
WWW may be made by visiting the Woody's
Watch home page.
Woody Leonhard's Web site is at www.wopr.com
The Font Pharos was born on 1 July 1998 in WOW Issue 3:27 when I relented to the wish of readers (and WOW Editor, Peter Deegan) and agreed to contribute a regular column on font and typography matters.
Since that time the column has expanded, with comment on a far wider range of subjects than simply those related to fonts. I now write on Windows applications and utilities, PC hardware and industry activities as I see those areas affecting Windows users generally.
Peter Deegan asked that I come up with a "catchy" pseudonym and I settled on Pharos as it (almost) starts with the same letter as the word "font".
"Pharos" means lighthouse - guiding light - one of the seven wonders of the world - see the definition at Hyperdictionary.
The extensive knowledge of many WOW readers may also be "tapped" in the WOPR lounge where questions and answers on a range of topics are exchanged.
This reference page is intended to make it easier for WOW/WWW readers to find
font and typography related matters in past issues of WOW/WWW.
The link in
the first column of the table will take you to the WOW archives and the full
contents of that issue.
The link in the second column of the table will take
you to the font related text contained in that issue. Link to the full 1998
column material by going to the Font Pharos column text for
1998. A separate link will take you to material appearing in the Font
Pharos column in 1999 and beyond - go to Font Pharos column text for
1999.
Font Pharos column content from issues of WWW after March 1999 can be found in the WWW Archives Material accessed through that source contains "live" links. Unfortunately links in the following text pages are not live. (9 Dec 2000)
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Euro Currency symbol update Link |
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FontList utility to identify fonts in Word documents Link |
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Fonts in the "Don't touch" category and typography references Link |
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Font Management utilities, Font Navigator & Adobe Type Manager. FontList update Link |
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The Marlett mystery, Symbol Selector and the Dingbat Pages Link |
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Valuepack fonts, the Adobe Type collection, Cool Fonts, the Type Quarry and Typofile Link |
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How many fonts?, Scriptorium, Printer's Apprentice, Typograf, ThumbsPlus & FontMonster Link |
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Linedraw disappearance explained. Cool Fonts on CD Link |
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Font creation with "Softy". More font sites. Cool Font offer to WOW readers Link |
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Word font sample macro. ThumbsPlus and the WOPR Lounge Link |
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FontList 2.6, TrueType & the MAC, FMView as a font viewer, Open Type FAQ Link |
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MAC<>PC font conversion, Euro symbol update, font creation with Corel Link |
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TrueType & Type 1 differences, font searching & foreign fonts, font bug solved Link |
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Fonts & Copyright, Foreign Language Fonts, Word default Link |
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TypeCon, Typography and MyFonts update Link |
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Ye Olde font, FontLister viewer, SigMaker and Font Printing macro Link |
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Font Viewers, MyFonts Font Namer, FontLab "TypeTool" Link |
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Scriptorium offer, ScanFont 3.0, Bookshelf Symbol fonts Link |
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Temporary Font access, Scriptorium contest, Latest MS Fonts Link |
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Fontlist update, Font embedding, Kleptomania, FontLab 3.0 Link |
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Compatible fonts, Adobe Special Offer, Fractions, Text on Clipart Link |
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Comp.Fonts FAQ, FontLister 3.3, Font "textures", FontFX Link |
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Insert symbol mechanics, Extended Character Map Link |
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Remarkable Dingbats. Kleptomania update, MS Euro fonts Link |
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ZDNet "Tips" and utilities, the Euro, Printer's Apprentice 7.0 Link |
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Cleartype technology, Monospaced fonts, FontShow & Softy Link |
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Monospaced fonts, astrological symbols, unicode, bug or feature Link |
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Font resources, Font Creator, Font Fiesta, more on the "bug" Link |
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Kleptomania, TransType, Printer's Apprentice, Font Lister Link |
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Font Creator, Microsoft Font Viewer, Dixie's Delights Fonts Link |
| Index and links to be updated | This is a 2001/2/3/4/ project for my copious spare time. |