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From: neff@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (Dave Neff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Deskjet SOFT fonts
Message-ID: <2150018@hpvcfs1.HP.COM>
Date: 25 Oct 89 19:39:18 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA
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The DeskJet soft font format was intentionally undocumented for reasons I
will not go into.  The soft fonts HP supplies can just be sent to the
printer as a binary copy, as long as you preceed the binary copy with the
set font id escape sequence (Esc*c#D where # will typically be 1 for the
first font you download, 2 for the second, etc.).  If all you want to
do is download HP supplied fonts and you are able to read from an MS-DOS
disc, this information should be sufficient to make your own downloader.

If you want to actually create and edit fonts, that is a different matter.
We do send out soft font format documentation upon request.  Initially try
our official support line at (208)-323-2551.  If they can't get you
the information through official channels, send me some email.  I'll
give you the name and phone number of our person here who supports
ISV (independant software vendors) and will give out this documentation.
I will not post his name and number on the net, however (I might get killed
or worse).  Our previous approach was to only give out this information
on a "need to know" basis, but I believe we are more liberal with this
information now.

Dave Neff
neff@hpvcfs1.HP.COM