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From: mbeck@ai.mit.edu (Mark Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Need HP soft font proportional spacing data for LJII
Keywords: proportional spacing fonts HP LJII
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Date: 28 Sep 90 16:41:58 GMT
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Hello *

I'm cross-posting to two different newsgroups, figuring that someone
must have already done this with the environment I'm dealing with
(IBM-PC and HP LJ-II).

I have two HP proportional soft fonts for the LJII (AD and AF).  The
editing software in use needs the proportional spacing data (i.e; the
character width) to correctly format text to the printer.  It works
out that my software has data on only a few of the available fonts.

I *know* the width data must be buried in that pile of binary
somewhere.  Has anyone written software to retrieve it?

On a similiar note... I don't see a reverse data channel from the
printer to the computer.. and I'd like to get the proportional spacing
data from the ROM's.  Same problem: the software has only a few of the
fonts stored in internal tables.

If the font spacing data is available, I'd appreciate a pointer.

Information will be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Mark
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