Please read this document. It contains important information on using this font.
CHANNELS is a specialized font, useful for anyone involved in printing TV listings on a regular basis. In addition to containing a very readable condensed font, it includes symbols similar to those you would find on most TV-listings pages in your daily newspaper. I had to rearrange a few keys to accommodate the cable listings the ampersand (&), exclamation mark (!), bullet () and dollar sign ($) characters. I hope this doesnt cause any severe problems.
I tried to include most popular cable stations, including the new SciFi and Cartoon Networks. If I have omitted any important stations, my apologies. Please drop me E-Mail and I will try to include them in a possible future update.
This version of CHANNELS is in TrueType format. A Postscript� Type 1 version is also available.
I would welcome your suggestions/comments concerning this font. If you use this font on a professional level (i.e., in material that is distributed for profit), a shareware fee of $14.95 per copy is requested. You may distribute or upload this file to other bulletin boards providing this README file is included.
Thomas R. Gabrielli
c/o Skyline Graphics
224 Skyline Drive
Coram, New York 11727-0388
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The following cable stations are supported:
ABBREVIATION KEYSTROKE + OPTION SHIFT
American Christian Television System ACTS Y x x
American Movie Classics AMC a x
Arts & Entertainment A&E A x x
Black Entertainment Television BET B x x
Bravo BRV b x
Cable News & Business Network CNBC C x x
Cable News Network CNN c x
Cable Satellite Public Affairs Net. C-SPAN Q x x
Cable TV Network of NJ CTN J x x
Cartoon Network CN G x x
Cinemax MAX m x
Country Music Television CMT K x x
Court TV CTV E x x
Discovery Channel, The DSC D x x
Disney Channel DIS d x
E! Entertainment Television E! W x x
ESPN ESPN X x x
Family Channel, The FAM f x
Home Box Office HBO h x
Learning Channel, The TLC q x
Lifetime LIF l x
Madison Square Garden Network MSG M x x
Movie Channel, The TMC t x
Music Television MTV I x x
National Jewish Television NJT j x
Nickelodeon NIK N x x
Science-Fiction Network SF F x x
Showtime SHO s x
SportsChannel America SCA H x x
SportsChannel SC S x x
TBS Superstation TBS y x
The Nashville Network TNN > x x
Travel Channel, The TTC R x x
Turner Broadcast Network TBN g x
Trinity Broadcasting Television TNT T x x
Video Hits One VH-1 v x
Vision Interfaith Satellite Network VISC V x x
Weather Channel, The TWC w x
USA Network USA U x x
In addition, the following symbols/abbreviations are included:
Black and White B&W comma x
Closed Captioned CC period x
Colorized COL < x x
Film Rating Codes:
G G [apostrophe] x
NC NC ? x x
NR [No Rating] NR / x
PG PG \ x
PG-13 PG-13 \ x x
R R r x
X X x x
Hours [used for show lengths] hr. k x
Minutes [used for show lengths] min. semicolon x
Repeat (R) o x
Star [for rating films] z x
Half-star Z x x
Stereo ]S[ p x
Rearranged characters:
Ampersand & \ [back slash] x
Bullet ` [accent]
Dollar sign (3/4 size) $ \ x x
Exclamation mark ! / [slash]
Em dash = [equal sign]
Parentheses appear in the respective bracket locations.
To type hollow television stations, use the OPTION+SHIFT with the top row of numeric keys for stations 2-13. For other stations, use the OPTION+SHIFT with the special keys on the right side of the main keyboard [dash, =, o, p, l, semicolon or apostrophe keys] to type the TV screen with the specific numeral. Immediately after this keystroke, type the second digit of the station by using OPTION+SHIFT+one of the numeric keys. For example, to type the 24 shown above: Type OPTION+SHIFT+= and then OPTION+SHIFT+4 (no space between the two keystrokes). Manual kerning not necessary!
To type solid television stations, use the OPTION key with top row of numeral keys for stations 2-13. For other stations, use the SHIFT key with the special keys on the right side of the main keyboard [open or closed brackets or < keys] to type the TV screen with the specific numeral (1-3). Change the color of your type to WHITE or PAPER and type the second digit of the station by using OPTION+SHIFT+one of the top-row numeric keys. For example, to type the 24 shown above: Type SHIFT+] ; change the color of your type to WHITE; then OPTION+SHIFT+4 (again, no space between the two keystrokes). Make sure you change the color of your type back to BLACK.
Refer to KeyCaps or a similar application for complete keyboard layouts.
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