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From: jprice@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price)
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Subject: Re: TeXtures question
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Date: 9 Aug 90 04:27:18 GMT
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In article <27892@netnews.upenn.edu>, hodas@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) writes:
>In article <0093AE45.4DA805A0@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu> I write:
>>In article <27878@netnews.upenn.edu>, hodas@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) writes:
>>>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.

>>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.

	I have run TeXtures on a Mac here at school, with a Deskwriter, and 
the output is indeed very good for a bitmap font.  However, the Deskwriter 
is capable of much better.  Using the Deskwriter fonts, (which, I believe, 
are outline fonts), the quality is noticeably better.  So, I *really* want 
to do it this way, if I can.

	I have spoken (via Email) with martinh@manresa.sei.com, who has 
apparently done this.  Basically, it seems to amount simply to making some 
new font definitions, to point to the ATM fonts.  Once I convince myself 
that it really is as easy as he says it is, I'll post the complete method, 
along with any new files I create to use the outline fonts.

	Or, if anyone else has any other information to offer, I haven't 
bought anything yet, so I'm still open to suggestions...

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