1. Importance of Text in a Multimedia Presentation
1.1. - obviously the simplest of data types and requires the least amount of storage.
1.2. - symbols, words, sentences, and paragraphs.
1.3. - vital element of multimedia menus, navigation systems, and content.
2. Understanding Fonts and Typefaces
2.1. - Font styles
2.1.1. > Boldface
2.1.2. > Italic
2.1.3. > Underlining
2.1.4. > Outlining
2.2. - Font terminology
2.2.1. > Baseline
2.2.2. > Cap height
2.2.3. > x-height
2.2.4. > Ascenders/descenders
2.2.5. > Kerning
2.2.6. > Tracking
2.2.7. > Serif versus sans serif
2.3. - Cases
2.3.1. > capitalized letter = uppercase
2.3.2. > small letter = lowercase
2.3.3. > uppercase letter in the middle of a word = intercap or CamelCase
3. Using Text Elements in a Multimedia Presentation
3.1. - Menus for navigation
3.2. - Interactive buttons
3.3. - Fields for reading
3.4. - HTML documents
3.5. - Symbols and icons
4. Computers and Text
4.1. - Bitmap font
4.1.1. consist of a matrix of dots or pixels representing the image.
4.1.2. - File size increases as more sizes are added.
4.1.3. - Require a lot of memory.
4.1.4. - Non-scalable.
4.2. - Vector font
4.2.1. drawing use instructions and mathematical formulae to describe each glyph.
4.2.2. - File size is much smaller than bitmaps.
4.2.3. - TrueType, OpenType and PostScript are vector font formats.
4.3. - Character sets
4.3.1. numerical representation of a character.
5. Font Editing and Design Tools
5.1. - FontLab, Ltd.
5.2. - Creating attractive texts
5.3. - Fontographer
6. Hypertext vs Hypermedia
6.1. Hypertext
6.1.1. text which contains links to other texts
6.1.1.1. Hypertext systems are used for:
6.1.1.2. > Electronic publishing and reference works
6.1.1.3. > Technical documentation
6.1.1.4. > Educational courseware
6.1.1.5. > Interactive kiosks
6.1.1.6. > Electronic catalogs
6.2. Hypermedia
6.2.1. not constrained to be text-based
6.2.2. - Navigating hypermedia structures
6.2.3. - Hypermedia structures
6.2.3.1. > Links
6.2.3.2. > Nodes
6.2.3.3. > Anchors