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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Fonts
|released=1994
}}
'''FontEdit ][''' is a bitmap font editor for DOS, developed by Ivan Llanas and "SEI Soft'94".

It can save fonts to several formats. This article covers the ones that use a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]]-based wrapper.

== Discussion ==
Despite its name, FontEdit ][ does not seem to be a sequel to anything by the same author, nor is it related to the Apple ][. We might guess that it's inspired by [[FONTEDIT font|FONTEDIT]].

V1.00 supports two different COM formats: "executable", and "TSR" or "resident". V2.00 supports three (including two TSR varieties).

For how to save COM files in V1.00, refer to the documentation of the "Save as" function.

== Identification ==
All COM formats contain an identifying copyright message, either near the beginning of the file, or the end.

V1.00 COM files, non-TSR, apparently always start with the byte pattern {{magic|eb 02 90 08 b8 ?? 11 8a 3e 03 01 b3 00 b9 00 01}}.

V1.00 COM files, TSR, start with byte {{magic|e9}}. Text starting with "{{magic|FontEdit ][ v1.0}}" appears at offset 7.

All v2.00 COM files start with byte {{magic|0xe9}} or {{magic|0xeb}}, and have ASCII signature "{{magic|FE][}}" at offset 3.

== Software ==
* FontEdit ][ v1.00: {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel/DISK2/DISC1/SCREEN/FE10.ZIP|FE10.ZIP}} + {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel/DISK2/DISC1/SCREEN/FE10SMPL.ZIP|FE10SMPL.ZIP}}
* FontEdit ][ v2.00: [https://archive.org/details/cdrom-secret-service-36 Secret Service Magazine Coverdisc Issue #36] → SSERV36CD.{BIN,CUE} → utils/sharewar/fontedit.arj (contains self-extracting [[RAR]] archives)

== Sample files ==
* [https://archive.org/details/swchip951 swCHIP 1/95] → swCHIP_95-1.{bin,cue} → dos/jt202/oldies/jt1311/2300.com

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