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From: koontz@cam.nist.gov (John E. Koontz X5180)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: Need International Character fonts for MSWord 5.0 laser jet plus
Summary: More on Bitstream
Keywords: Roman 8
Message-ID: <5241@alpha.cam.nist.gov>
Date: 5 Oct 90 15:33:09 GMT
References: <dmw1.655081432@ra> <37920@ut-emx.uucp>
Organization: National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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In article <37920@ut-emx.uucp>, clouds@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Kathy Strong) writes:
> Bitstream's downloadable fonts build several different character sets,
> including USASCII and Roman-8.  ...

In addition, Bitstream's outline fonts contain a range of exotic characters
for European languages that aren't in many standard US sets, and with, e.g.,
Softcraft's version of Fontware, it is possible to generate custom character
sets in downloadable formant in a wide range of point sizes.  I believe that
Bitstream's own version of Fontware doesn't allow custom character sets.  
Bitstream Fontware and their Dutch (Times Roman and Italic) and Swiss
(Helvetic) outlines have been available at nominal cost to new purchasers of
several of the major word processors recently, though I don't know if that
promotion is still in effect.  

Digi-Fonts is another product (non-Bitstream) that allows generation of 
custom international fonts in download format from outlines (non-Bitstream).
Their equivalent of Fontware allows arbitrary matching of characters and
diacritics, though the sets of diacritics and characters have some holes
in them, e.g., no edh, and no nasal hook (as in Polish).

For addresses and addition information, see the June 13, 1989 issue of
PC-Magazine (8.11).

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All recommendations are my own, not my employers.  I have some experience
with Softcraft's Fontware, but none with Digi-Fonts.