Chanl

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

QuarkXpress , Postscript and LetrTuck are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Skyline Graphics is not affiliated with any network used in this font.

The following cable stations are supported:

ABBREVIATIONKEYSTROKE+OPTIONSHIFT

American Christian Television SystemACTSYxx

American Movie ClassicsAMCax

Arts & EntertainmentA&EAxx

Black Entertainment TelevisionBETBxx

BravoBRVbx

Cable News & Business NetworkCNBCCxx

Cable News NetworkCNNcx

Cable Satellite Public Affairs Net.C-SPANQxx

Cable TV Network of NJCTNJxx

Cartoon NetworkCNGxx

CinemaxMAXmx

Country Music TelevisionCMTKxx

Court TVCTVExx

Discovery Channel, TheDSCDxx

Disney ChannelDISdx

E! Entertainment TelevisionE!Wxx

ESPNESPNXxx

Family Channel, TheFAMfx

Home Box OfficeHBOhx

Learning Channel, TheTLCqx

LifetimeLIFlx

Madison Square Garden NetworkMSGMxx

Movie Channel, TheTMCtx

Music TelevisionMTVIxx

National Jewish TelevisionNJTjx

NickelodeonNIKNxx

Science-Fiction NetworkSFFxx

ShowtimeSHOsx

SportsChannel AmericaSCAHxx

SportsChannelSCSxx

TBS SuperstationTBSyx

The Nashville NetworkTNN>xx

Travel Channel, TheTTCRxx

Turner Broadcast NetworkTBNgx

Trinity Broadcasting TelevisionTNTTxx

Video Hits OneVH-1vx

Vision Interfaith Satellite NetworkVISCVxx

Weather Channel, TheTWCwx

USA NetworkUSAUxx

In addition, the following symbols/abbreviations are included:

Black and WhiteB&Wcommax

Closed CaptionedCCperiodx

ColorizedCOL

Film Rating Codes:

G G [apostrophe]x

NC NC?xx

NR [No Rating]NR/x

PG PG\x

PG-13 PG-13\xx

RRrx

X Xxx

Hours [used for show lengths]hr.kx

Minutes [used for show lengths]min.semicolonx

Repeat(R)ox

Star [for rating films]zx

Half-star Zxx

Stereo]S[px

Rearranged characters:

Ampersand&\ [back slash]x

Bullet` [accent]

Dollar sign (3/4 size)$\xx

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.