{"id":1594,"date":"2020-07-27T15:10:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T13:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matosimi.websupport.sk\/atari\/?page_id=1594"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:40:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:40:01","slug":"atari-fontmaker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/matosimi.websupport.sk\/atari\/atari-fontmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Atari FontMaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Atari FontMaker is MS Windows tool used for creating and editing Atari XL\/XE fonts and font-based graphics. The tool was originally written in Delphi but has been ported to C# and its source code repository can be found here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/matosimi\/atari-fontmaker\">https:\/\/github.com\/matosimi\/atari-fontmaker<\/a>. The original Delphi sources are available here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/atari-fontmaker\/\">https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/atari-fontmaker\/<\/a>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First version dates back to 2003, since then lot of functionalities were added and lot of refactoring applied, especially in version 1.6 when the code was converted from Delphi to C#.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Screenshots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/matosimi.websupport.sk\/atari\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/afm1675-1024x454.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1803\" srcset=\"http:\/\/matosimi.websupport.sk\/atari\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/afm1675-1024x454.png 1024w, http:\/\/matosimi.websupport.sk\/atari\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/afm1675-300x133.png 300w, http:\/\/matosimi.websupport.sk\/atari\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/afm1675-768x340.png 768w, http:\/\/matosimi.websupport.sk\/atari\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/afm1675.png 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Download latest release directly from GitHub:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/matosimi\/atari-fontmaker\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/github.com\/matosimi\/atari-fontmaker\/releases<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Functionality \/ Documentation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/matosimi\/atari-fontmaker#readme\">https:\/\/github.com\/matosimi\/atari-fontmaker#readme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mega Copy mode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Small video showing how the Mega Copy mode works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atari FontMaker - Mega Copy mode\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bSo6yRGIE-Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see it is possible to copy characters to view window, but it is also possible to copy character data to font window, so it requires some hands-on experience to fully understand the options available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional function shown in the video is available after clicking on <em>Enter text<\/em> button. You can type free text which will be copied to clipboard, so you can paste it to view (or font) window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tip: Keep in mind that multi-character clipboard is working only in Mega Copy mode, you will not be able to paste bigger clipboard contents when you exit the Mega Copy mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can cancel clipboard paste by pressing ESC key or doubleclicking the right mousebutton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changelist (Delphi based)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1.5.4.67 &#8211; Fixed searching for duplicates of Megacopy exit (wrong behavior causing application hanging), fixed recolor panel refresh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.5.3.66 &#8211; Added display of character index under mouse cursor in view window; Added <strong>DUP<\/strong> checkbox which controls display of duplicate characters in font<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.5.2.65 &#8211; Added new export option: Save as Basic listing *.LST file that can be applied to your existing Basic program by calling <strong>ENTER &#8220;D:MYFONT.LST&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read the commit comments here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/p\/atari-fontmaker\/code\/log\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/p\/atari-fontmaker\/code\/log\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1805,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1594","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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