                Text Menu
                ---------

The Text menu is used to specify some of the characteristics
for drawing characters.

The first group is used to pick a size:

                Small
                Medium
                Large
                X-Large

"Small" is the natural size for the particular font file and
the actual size varies between fonts.  The other sizes are
derived by expanding the characters by a factor of 2, 3, or 4.
The currently selected size will have a check mark in front
of it.

Using a size larger than 1 will make the characters look
blocky.  For better looking text, use size 1 and find a font
file with larger characters.

The next menu item:

                Border

is used to draw a black border around each character.  This 
makes the characters stand out better, especially if the 
background is not a solid color.  A check mark will appear
next to it when this option is turned on.

The next item:

                Font file ...

is used to add more fonts to the menu.  This brings up the
file selector.  If the "Icons" button is turned on, you can
see a sample of a few characters from the font.  If the font
is not yet listed on the menu, it will be added to the top.
This will be remembered the next time you run the program.

The rest of the menu is composed of the names of the available
fonts.  The currently selected one has a check mark in front
of it.

See instructions below for obtaining more.


Drawing Characters - manually
------------------

Click on the "T" icon in the paint tool box.  Move the cursor 
to the desired starting position for the text and click either
the left or right mouse button.  Type your message.  Use the
Backspace key to fix mistakes.  Use Enter to start a new line.

When the left mouse button is used, characters are solid primary
paint color.

When the right mouse button is used, characters fade from the 
primary color to the secondary color.

See Help file for the Paint Tool Box for more details.


Drawing Characters - automatically
------------------

Text can also be drawn from a command file.  See "Run menu"
documentation for details.


Obtaining Additional Fonts
--------------------------

A large collection of free fonts can be found on the Internet
at the location:

        http://www.d-shore.demon.co.uk/Fonts.htm

Follow these steps to use these additional fonts:

        1. Go to the directory where Pasokon TV resides.
           Example:  Type "CD \PKTV31"  or "CD \PL31"

        2. Create a new directory for additional fonts.
           Example: Type "MKDIR FONTS"

        3. Use your favorite web browser to download the
           .ZIP files containing the fonts from the location
           above.

        4. Extract the individual files from the .ZIP file.
           Type "UNZIP VOL1.ZIP" for the first one and so on.

        5. Go back to the Pasokon TV directory.
           (same command as in step 1.)

        6. Run Pasokon TV.
           Type "PKTV".

        7. Pick the "Font file..." item from the Text menu.
           (shorthand notation "Text->Font file...")

        8. The file selector should appear.
           Click on the "FONTS" subdirectory or other location
           where you put the new .FNT files.

        9. Double click the desired font.
           It will now appear on the Text menu.

