Intermec 6200 Reference Guide

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TrueType fonts consist of two files each, with extensions of .FOT and .TTF.

The .FOT file is actually a Windows DLL that contains, among other

things, the path name for the TTF file, which contains the actual font.  The

retail version of Windows comes with a dozen or so TrueType fonts, includĆ

ing Times New Roman, Arial, and Wingdings.  The minimal PEN*KEY

6000 Series Computer configuration contains no TrueType fonts.

If a customer application uses TrueType fonts, or bitĆmapped fonts, other than

those listed above, they must be added to the Windows configuration.  If a font

file, needed by an application, is missing, then an error is generated and WinĆ

dows substitutes the closest" font it can find.  This can lead to some interesting

results when the variableĆpitch system font is substituted for a fixedĆpitch font

(like Courier New).

Windows applications include the main executable program (with the .EXE exĆ

tension), the device driver files (with the .DLL extension), and other files that

are required for the main program to execute.

Often, you will find that an application's executable file is much smaller than the

functionality of the program would indicate.  For example, the Microsoft PowerĆ

Point V4.0 main program is only 97K.  Much of the functionality is implemented

in DLLs (PowerPoint includes one that is over 3 MB).  Therefore, it is important

that you get the full picture when sizing an application for the PEN*KEY 6000

Series Computer, by including allowances for any DLLs and other files needed by

the main program.  It is also significant to note that certain development enviĆ

ronments require a huge library of routines to create an application that does

anything. Power Builder, a prototyping tool, is one such program.  The overhead

for creating a simple screen is around 3 MB.