A later version of the Quest text font, with additional multimedia authoring characters, is now available. DigitalTV_WG/OB7005/DC/Infrastructure_7005 A Unicode text file prepared using the Microsoft WordPad program with the text file containing some Private Use Area codes for customizing an interactive multimedia DVB-MHP application. Content:Readers may like to know that a later version of the Quest text font is now available, namely version 1.12. The font is available for download from the following web page. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/font7007.htm The font includes some additional characters for multimedia authoring. U+EBA0, decimal 60320, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON RED U+EBA1, decimal 60321, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON GREEN U+EBA2, decimal 60322, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON YELLOW U+EBA3, decimal 60323, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON BLUE U+EBA4, decimal 60324, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON MAGENTA U+EBA5, decimal 60325, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON ORANGE U+EBA8, decimal 60328, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON UP U+EBA9, decimal 60329, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON DOWN U+EBAA, decimal 60330, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON LEFT U+EBAB, decimal 60331, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON RIGHT U+EBAC, decimal 60332, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON ENTER U+EBAD, decimal 60333, MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING BUTTON TELETEXT U+EBCB, decimal 60363, WAIT FOR A BUTTON SEQUENCE AND ACT UPON IT U+EBAE, decimal 60334, SKIP UNTIL BUTTON SEQUENCE MARKER U+EBAF, decimal 60335, BUTTON SEQUENCE MARKER The idea is that a DVB-MHP multimedia presentation could be programmed to respond to end user response of a button sequence such as RED GREEN ENTER and so on. Research is continuing. Readers may perhaps be interested to have a look at my ideas for a DVB-MHP channel which channel I have called Astrolabe Channel. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/ast00000.htm Hopefully the ideas in that series of documents will be a catalyst for the real world implementation of an educationally-oriented telesoftware superstation. William Overington 11 June 2003