Enfour Gaiji DX

Enfour Gaiji DX TrueType Edition

Name: Enfour Gaiji DX TrueType Edition
Brand: Enfour

The Gaiji DX TrueType Edition 2-Typeface Pack added about 1,500 gaiji to Ryumin Light-KL and Chu Gothic BBB and supported the Medical and Dental packs.

At a glance

The Enfour Gaiji DX TrueType Edition 2-Typeface Pack makes about 1,500 gaiji available for each of the TrueType fonts supplied with Mac OS, Ryumin Light-KL, and Chu Gothic BBB. It was the edition to choose for using the Gaiji DX Medical or Dental option packs with TrueType, in everyday business and home applications.

Key facts

Characters	About 1,500 per typeface
Typefaces	2 (Mincho and Gothic)
Format	TrueType
Option packs	Medical, Dental, IBM
Status	Historical product

Part of

Enfour Gaiji DX

Enfour Gaiji DX: the Macintosh gaiji font series that added about 1,500 extra Japanese characters to standard Mac OS and DTP fonts.

Historical product information from Enfour’s original Japanese font site, translated into English. Prices, addresses, and ordering details from the period are omitted.

Details

From the original product pages

Enfour Gaiji DX — TrueType Edition 2-Typeface Pack

TrueType Edition 2-Typeface Pack

Designed to match Ryumin Light-KL and Chu Gothic BBB, which come with Mac OS
About 1,500 characters, including decorated numerals, symbols, and kanji for personal and place names
Easy input, with dictionaries for Kotoeri and other input methods
Includes special dictionaries, such as a medical dictionary of about 20,000 words
Create your own gaiji with Gaiji Edit Kit (sold separately)

Product features

Enfour Gaiji DX TrueType Edition makes about 1,500 gaiji available for each of the TrueType fonts that come as standard with Mac OS: Ryumin Light-KL and Chu Gothic BBB.

Just register the included Enfour Gaiji DX dictionaries (provided for Kotoeri and other input methods), and you can type gaiji through kanji conversion like any ordinary Japanese font.

Add the Medical, Dental, and IBM option packs (sold separately) for even more characters, or create original gaiji with Gaiji Edit Kit (sold separately).

Enfour Gaiji DX TrueType Edition: mdx TT2 (original Enfour artwork)

Enfour Gaiji DX TrueType Edition 2-Typeface Pack


Contents	CD-ROM / installer floppy disk / comprehensive code chart / installation manual
Requirements	KanjiTalk 7.1 or later (including Mac OS 8); 8 MB or more memory; 1 MB free disk space per typeface; CD-ROM drive; 2HD floppy drive
Dictionaries	Kotoeri, Kotoeri 2.0 / ATOK8, 11 / EG Bridge 7, 8, 9 / VJE-Delta; special dictionaries (personal and place names / medical terms / dental terms / Kampo terms / Okinawa dictionary); dictionary-registration text for other input methods (Kotoeri format)
Code range	Shift_JIS F040–F7FC
Typeface names	Enfour Gaiji Mincho L (with Ryumin Light-KL); Enfour Gaiji Gothic M (with Chu Gothic BBB)

Notes

Requires the TrueType fonts Ryumin Light-KL and Chu Gothic BBB that come with Mac OS.
This product cannot create gaiji. To create gaiji, use it with Gaiji Edit Kit (sold separately).
The typeface names in the font menu are Enfour Gaiji DX’s own names.
The base fonts are outline-protected, so they cannot be converted to outlines.
Gaiji cannot be used in JustSystems’ Ichitaro, which restricts use of the gaiji area.
With ATOK11, part of the gaiji area cannot be registered in the dictionary unless the Text Encoding Converter extension is version 1.3 or later.
Cannot be used with HP LaserJet printers, because their printer driver does not print the TrueType gaiji area.
Cannot print to PostScript printers from EG WORD.
Option-pack and Gaiji Edit Kit data cannot be used in DynaWare’s MACWORD40.
Cannot print to PostScript printers from Adobe Illustrator 7.0J.
When printing to PostScript printers from Adobe Illustrator 5.5J, “Download fonts” cannot be used.
Text on a path cannot be used in Adobe Illustrator 5.5J.