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From: hans@smab.se (Hans C Larsson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: How can I generate a screen font from a PostScript font?
Message-ID: <1990Jul19.105002.29111@smab.se>
Date: 19 Jul 90 10:50:02 GMT
References: <43415@cornell.UUCP> <34212@ut-emx.UUCP>
Organization: Saab Missiles AB, RLD-Gbg, Sweden
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awessels@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels) writes:

>In article <43415@cornell.UUCP> steig@svax.cs.cornell.edu (Mark J. Steiglitz) writes:

>>I am trying to generate screen fonts for Palatino 7pt, 8pt, and 9pt (these
>>point sizes Adobe does not provide).
>>
>>Is there some way I could generate a screen font using a LaserWriter and then
>>downloading it back to the Macintosh?  Or does someone have the Palatino
>>screen font in any of these sizes?

>The only ways I know to do it are via commercial products.  The first using 
>Adobe Type Manager, and the other way is to use FontSizer.  It will make a 
>bitmap from resident outlines in a PS laserprinter in sizes up to 96pt.

>FontSizer is by Specialy Software Developmenet, 110 Wild Basin Road, Suite 270,
>Austin, Texas 78746.  (512) 327-8608.

>(This info is from the August MacUser.)

If you use Adobe Type Manager *and* have the actual Outline (Printer) Fonts
in your system folder you can dispense of all sizes except one (!) of
the bitmapped fonts.
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