Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!jarthur!petunia!news From: dhom@spica.acs.calpoly.edu (David Hom) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Postscript Message-ID: <2624ca38.5a8@petunia.CalPoly.EDU> Date: 12 Apr 90 18:34:32 GMT References: <0.infoapple.net@pro-generic> Reply-To: dhom@spica.acs.calpoly.edu.UUCP (David Hom) Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo Lines: 34 In article jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) writes: >philip@pro-generic.cts.com (Philip McDunnough) writes: >> How does one create a Postscript file on a GS under System5.02? I tried the >I have been using this method for quite a while, since my office is > >not wired for appletalk yet. However, I have found that I cannot use >any fonts by this method except for Times, Geneva, and Courier. All >other fonts in a document seem to default to one of these when the >document is printed as a postscipt file. Is this intentional? Or am I >doing something wrong? You're not doing anything wrong. The GS laserwriter driver is just making some assumptions on font names and getting them wrong. All you need to do is edit the font names in the postscript files to the name of the fonts in your printer. For example, if you want to use AvantGarde Bold, the GS laserwriter driver assumes the name is AvantGarde-Bold. Well, if you're downloading to an NTX, the built-in font name is AvantGarde-Demi. Since postscript can't find AvantGarde-Bold it defaults to courier. Assuming your using a Mac to print, use Adobe's Send PS program to list the fonts in your printer. Then copy them exactly (Postscript is case sensitive). Then on your GS, create your postscript output and edit the text files, ensuring the font names in your document match the font names in your printer. There is a technote describing the GS laserwriter driver. I think it talks about why the driver gets font names wrong. I can't remember the number of the technote. Anyway, I do this all the time without problems. Send me mail if you can't get it to work. Dave dhom@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu SLO Kid on America Online DHOM on GENIE