XChars

Introduction

Advanced character picker to replace the standard Chars application.

Details

XChars is a FreeWare advanced character picker to replace the standard
Chars application that comes with RISC OS. An earlier version of XChars
features as the new Chars application that comes with RISC OS Select.
XChars 1.20 is 32-bit compatible and requires the 32-bit SharedCLib.

XChars has many advanced features:

* multiple windows with independent settings
* displays outline fonts at arbitrary sizes
* support for different encodings
* font aspect, line and character spacing control
* configurable default settings
* character zoom window at configurable size (during the duration of the
mouse button press only or as a persistent window)
* configurable character insertion hot key
* option to install an application icon on the icon bar
* "hotlist": the state of all options (font, font size, line spacing etc.)
of a window can be saved and restored later from the hotlist menu
* automatic display of character code under the pointer (decimal or hex)

RISC OS Compatibility

RISC OS 2 RISC OS 3.1x RISC OS 3.5 RISC OS 3.6 RISC OS 3.7x RISC OS 3.7x RISC OS 4.0x Select 3i3 (4.37) Select 3i4/Adjust 1i2 (4.39) RISC OS 5.0x         Help on versions

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