        Fast Font
        ~~~~~~~~~

This application is a front end for my module which makes the reading of the
font catalogue virtually instantaneous by cacheing it in memory. After
running the application it will sit on the iconbar. Click on its icon to
open up the main window. This contains a writeable icon and three action
buttons (Make, Clear and Current). You must specify the FontPath for which
the catalogue of available fonts is to be cached. This is done via the
writeable icon. To set the path to the current value of Font$Path click on
the current button. Clicking on the clear button clears the value of the
FontPath. You may also drag font directories into the window to add them to
the path.

To create the module containing the cached catalogue click on the make
button. This will open a standard saveas window. Drag the module to where
you want it to be stored.

The saved module will automatically be loaded if saving was successful.


To use the module it must first be loaded. When the module is loaded it will
automatically set the value of Font$Path to the value for which the
catalogue has been cached. Whenever a font catalogue is requested the module
sees whether it is for the path it "knows". If so the font catalogue is
returned from the cached version. If not then the catalogue is read from the
disc as usual.

Because of the way the intercepting of the call to read the catalogue is
done you MUST load the module after any versions of the Font Manager you
load.

Although I have tested this program fairly thoroughly I offer no guarentee
what so ever. But please report any bugs found to me at

        Ian Ashley,
        14 Whitelands Avenue,
        Chorleywood,
        HERTS.
        WD3 5RD

This program is in the public domain and may be freely copied as long as no
charges are made for it and all the files are included unaltered.  You may
use the source of parts of it in your own programs as long I am credited and
no charges are made for them (this excludes charges of one pound or less
made by PD libraries for distribution of a disc with the program on. If you
do run a PD library I would prefer it if you got in contact with me before
including this program in your library so that I can send you the latest
version and the other programs I have written).

Yours,
        Ian Ashley (Pop Mobility Freak)
