Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!snorkelwacker!apple!rutgers!netnews.upenn.edu!saul.cis.upenn.edu!hodas From: hodas@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Subject: Re: TeXtures question Message-ID: <27892@netnews.upenn.edu> Date: 9 Aug 90 02:03:26 GMT References: <0093AE22.A6D58A80@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu> <27878@netnews.upenn.edu> <0093AE45.4DA805A0@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu> Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu Reply-To: hodas@saul.cis.upenn.edu.UUCP (Josh Hodas) Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 46 In article <0093AE45.4DA805A0@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu> jprice@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price) writes: >In article <27878@netnews.upenn.edu>, hodas@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) writes: >>In article <0093AE22.A6D58A80@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu> I write: >>> Does the latest version of TeXtures work with Adobe Type Manager? >>Well, it depends on what you mean, but the basic answer is yes. >>By that I mean that if you have some type 1 printer fonts and a >>TeX format (such as a customized LaTeX) that uses them, then these >>fonts will be rendered full resolution on screen and printer. >> >>Note, however, that the Computer Modern fonts that come with >>TeXtures, and the full set available separately for $85 dollars >>are just large bitmaps, they are not outline fonts. > > This is approximately the answer I expected. My understanding >(gained about 20 minutes before seeing this) is that TeXtures outputs >Postscript, which is sent to non-postscript printers as a bitmap (I'm not >sure about this, so someone please correct me if I'm wrong). > > If this is indeed the case, will Freedom of Press help here? I >have heard that it can print postscript files to non-postscript devices. Whoops, now I see why you were asking in the first place. You were interested in ATM because you want to print to a non-PostScript printer. Well, the issue is moot (about ATM) because TeXtures prints fine to quickdraw printers on it's own. While I have never tested it on an Imagewriter, I print all my stuff on a DeskWriter, and before that I was using a deskjet with the grappler. In each case the output is beautiful. I believe it does work with any quickdraw printer, and will use the fonts needed to get the best the printer will do. This of course is not the case with the public domain OzTeX which prints only postscript. Although I do believe someone has done a dvi printer for it for the imagewriter. Basically I love TeXtures. Granted that our Sun 490 at school is faster, but I think the previewing and editing on my IIci is better. Josh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Josh Hodas Home Phone: (215) 222-7112 4223 Pine Street School Office Phone: (215) 898-2911 Philadelphia, PA 19104 New E-Mail Address: hodas@saul.cis.upenn.edu