NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 3.1.0 k1/k2 revision 3 (build 6th May 2009)

  • The Text > Font menu is now organised into normal fonts and new baseline fonts:
    Sassoon Joined GB
    Sassoon Linked GB
    Sassoon Pen GB
    Sassoon Unjoined GB

    Sassoon Joined Line GB
    Sassoon Linked Line GB
    Sassoon Pen Line GB
    Sassoon Unjoined Line GB

    'Handwriting: The Way to Teach Joined Letters' by Rosemary Sassoon is a free copybook in PDF form included with the program. With these new fonts, Users can now match the baseline font examples recommended in the copybook and extend these to create their own custom worksheets. alternatives examples

  • Uninstaller application to remove all older program versions and fonts.

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 3.0.9k1 and 3.0.9k2 (build 17 April 2009)

Added separate Uninstall and Install programs for Joiner fonts.
Fixed a problem with 'Unjoined' font which now displays correctly.
Fixed the 'Version Update' notification.

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 3.0.8 (28 February 2009)

  • Choose between ONE-STROKE k or TWO-STROKE k as your preferred default letter.
  • 'INSERT GLYPH' command can be used to access all alternative characters in the fonts.
  • NEW alternative letters include: undercurve b, p and two-stroke k.
    Default and alternative letters can be inserted into the same text - as below:

alternatives examples alternatives examples

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 3.0

  • As characters are entered, the text now joins 'on-the-fly' like an ordinary document
    (Ideal when used for real-time instruction on whiteboards during lessons)

    jogging examples
    As in previous versions, the improved Preferences can of course be used to change whether to join or not join descenders (g, j, y) and you may also introduce a break in joining wherever you wish, by adding a control character, as our example shows.



  • Standard drop-down menu interface

    the text menu
    All commands are now accessed by standard menus. The Text menu for example changes Font, Size and Colour. Most commands also have keyboard shortcuts to speed your work.


  • Joins Preferences

    Prefs
    The Preferences window can be left open while text is entered. When any combination of the five Joins options is chosen, a sample is displayed showing the letters that will be affected in a RED colour. In this example, join from t in "nets" was a result of the "mixed baseline and cross-bar" t option. The Joins Preference was then changed to "baseline joining t" and "lets" was entered.


  • Save Text documents in standard TXT format and re-open when required.
    Now there is no need to copy and paste into other documents (as in previous versions). Save As TXT button


  • New floating tool palette enables Open, New, Save, Print, Copy, Cut, Paste, Delete
    (Less distracting for pupils than the use of the menus and quicker for the teacher)
    Tools palette

  • Help menu:
    User Guide... PDF with index of topics.
    Check for Updates... keeps you up to date with latest releases.
    Online knowledge base... topics will guide you through using the program.


Last updated 28 February 2009.