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From: amf@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Andrew Fountain)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Windows, Windows Write, Fonts, Epson LQ
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Date: 3 May 90 12:16:00 GMT
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cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) writes:


>The more I fiddle with Windows Write, the more disappointed I am.
>As a previous posting by me indicates, a number of the fonts sizes
>are just WRONG.  Helvetica 36 point is the right height, but far
>too narrow.

>Did Microsoft test the fonts on anything but a LaserJet and a
>PostScript before shipping?

I have done a lot of testing with Windows Write and am fairly sure I
know what is going on with the fonts. Simply put, Write asks the current
printer what fonts are exactly supported, and offers these for choice.
(Exactly means correct size and aspect). When a font is chosen the
printer driver is asked how it will print it. This information is then
used to work out how to display and format the text. A 36 point font is
usually created by doubling up an 18 point font, but it is possible that
the resulting font would exceed the 64k maximum font size. In this case
the font height, but not the width, is doubled.

amf@ecs.soton.ac.uk                  Dr. Andrew Fountain
Tel: +44 703 592831                  Dept of Electronics and Computer Science
Fax: +44 703 593045                  University of Southampton
Telex: 47661 SOTONU G                Southampton  SO9 5NH  England
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amf@ecs.soton.ac.uk                  Dr. Andrew Fountain
Tel: +44 703 592831                  Dept of Electronics and Computer Science
Fax: +44 703 593045                  University of Southampton
Telex: 47661 SOTONU G                Southampton  SO9 5NH  England