Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!mattd
From: mattd@Apple.COM (Matt Deatherage)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: GS Font pak's
Message-ID: <32986@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 9 Jul 89 18:28:27 GMT
References: <402@mountn.dec.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <402@mountn.dec.com> shatara@memit.dec.com (Chris Shatara) writes:
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>I have Multiscribe GS and with the exception of NewYork 9point, don't care 
>for most of the fonts for most correspondence.  Shaston, Geneva, etc 
>look quite childish when printed out even when selecting BETTER TEXT.
>
>Any suggestions?  
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Actually, you might try printing with the "condensed" option set.  Since the
fonts were usually designed for a 1:1 pixel aspect ratio and the IIgs really
has a 5:12 ratio (in 640 mode), a 50% vertical reduction results in a 5:6
ratio, which is a lot closer to square.  "Condensed" is actually a signal
to some printer drivers (LaserWriter included) to print the text "normally."

I know that Medley 2.0 (when released) will stretch all your artwork on the
screen when you select condensed printing, so you have full, stretched control
over it on the screen yet it comes out "normally" on paper.  I think AWGS
has capabilities to handle condensed printing as well.


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