==========================================================================

     Font3D
     Version 1.51

     Copyright 1994, 1995 by Todd A. Prater

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Last Minute Information

==========================================================================

  Here are a few things that have been added to, need changed, or aren't 
  mentioned in the documentation:

     o  I have a new address:

            Todd A. Prater
            2303 Candlewood Drive  Apt. 9
            Manhattan, KS  66503
            USA

     o  The latest version of this program can always be found via
        anonymous FTP at the following location:

          ftp://ftp.ksu.edu/pub/font3d

     o  Font3D uses a right-handed coordinate system.  This may or
        may not be what you're used to, and I'm working on an option
        that allows either a RHCS or a LHCS.  By default, POV-Ray
        uses a left-handed coordinate system, so you may need to 
        transform your objects to this c-system.  You can do this
        by scaling your object by the vector <1,1,-1>.  For example,
        if the object you generated with Font3D is FONT3D_OBJECT,
        in POV you would do something like this:

           #include <font3d.inc>

           object { FONT3D_OBJECT scale <1,1,-1> }

        A similar method can be used for most other modellers or
        renderers.

     o  Radiance 2.x is now supported, thanks to Dr. Thomas Hiller.  
        Use the 'format=RAD' option to generate Radiance compatible
        output.

     o  You can generate strings of text that include spaces by
        enclosing that string in quotes, for example:

          >font3d font=arial.ttf string="String with spaces"

        This is legal in DOS, OS/2, and UNIX.

        Note:  This does NOT work in config files.  In other words,
               the only way to specify a string with spaces is to
               do it directly on the command line.

     o  If you choose too large a 'cut' value for a bevel, Font3D
        may still generate an erroneous output file.  If the ren-
        dered object doesn't look quite right, try to decrease the
        'cut' slightly.

     o  Only US English and UK English fonts are supported in this 
        release.  

     o  Only Non-Composite glyphs are supported in this release.

     o  A new 'constants' option has been added.  It simply allows
        the #declared constants (*_XMin, *_XMax, *_Height, etc.)
        in a POV 2.x formatted output file to be commmented out.
        This may be necessary for POV scenes with many single-
        character objects, since there is a limit of 1000 declared
        constants.  This option is not recognized by any of the
        other output formats.  The syntax of this new command is
        as follows:

          constants=ON|OFF

        Here's a simple example:

          font3d font=arial.ttf string=TestString constants=OFF

        The default is 'constants=ON'.

     o  A new 'verbose' switch has been added.  It allows any
        informational messages or progress indications that Font3D
        would normally generate to be suppressed.  The syntax is
        as follows:

          verbose=ON|OFF

        An example would be:

          font3d font=arial.ttf string=TestString verbose=OFF

        Error messages will always be output.  The default is
        'verbose=ON'.


  You can send questions/comments/suggestions/bug reports to:

     squid@ksu.ksu.edu

  .
  ..
