The font referencing utility is a small asp+javascript file that generates ordered ASCII code from 33 to 126. When you use some fonts, for example, Webdings and Wingdings, you won' t see english letters when you type in Microsoft Word. These fonts can be used to produce small-sized, vector-based graphics in photoshop (or similar product) for use on the web. The buttons (post, reply, edit) in my forum are made up of specific keys with this type of font. The purpose of using these fonts is to reduce the time to create simple graphics using the " template" these fonts provide. More example can be seen in Flash files, which are composed of vector graphics.
The problem is when you want to look for some specific " graphics" in these fonts, it is extremely hard because there are 94 different graphics in each of the font. I have been doing some graphics work so I know this is the pain in the ass. This is also one of the reasons that these fonts are not used extensively. So I decided to write a super simple program to map each of the 94 graphics to the keyboard, and it is the " font referencing utility" .
The format is:
regular key
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font graphic
if you can' t see any difference between " regular key" and " font graphic" , it just means that you don' t have the font installed. These fonts can be found on the web, and I am not allowed to distribute these fonts without permission.
That' s about it
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