Font and method for printing cursive script

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The cursive font of this invention contains the characters of the English alphabet, as well as various associated signs, symbols, and punctuation marks, etc.
that are customarily used with them.
Many of these characters are used with other Romance languages, i.
e.
those having a connection to Latin.
Arabic numerals are included as usual with the English alphabet.
In FIG.
1 the form of the basic characters of the cursive font, including the letters of the alphabet, as well as numerals, signs, symbols, and punctuation marks is shown.
Those shown are typical of the cursive characters used and taught in the schools of the United States and many other countries of the world.
However, as previously described, there are at least two most recognized standard forms of cursive writing which are referred to as methods.
These are the Zaner-Bloser or the Palmer Method.
The character forms shown in FIG.
1 represent the Zaner-Bloser cursive characters.
There is little different between the Zaner-Bloser and the Palmer forms of characters in the basic alphabet.
Correct stroking is considered very important in creating good and correct cursive writing.
The lower case letter a, in FIG.
1, is properly formed by a first stroke 31 which is termed a "downcurve" in the direction of the arrow.
This is continued into a loop which is followed by the second stroke 32 coming down at a slant and curving up to meet the mid line 33, which is located between the base line 34 and the head line 35.
The letter b starts with a "maximum undercurve" stroke 36, followed by a loop stroke 37 descending at a slope to a sharp undercurve 38, and a check stroke 39.
The letter c begins with a "steep downcurve" 41, after a slight touch-down 40, followed by a curve 42 back to meet the mid line 33.
The letter e begins with a short "undercurve" 43 followed by a loop 44 and an under curve 45 back to the midline 33.
The letter i begins with a "minimum undercurve" 46 followed by a slant stroke and under curve 47 to the mid line 33