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From: slc@hoptoad.uucp (Steve Costa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: CG fonts
Message-ID: <13082@hoptoad.uucp>
Date: 27 Oct 90 04:43:01 GMT
References: <38301@ut-emx.uucp> <1990Oct16.170023.686@ida.liu.se>
Reply-To: slc@hoptoad.UUCP (Steve Costa)
Organization: Presidio Software
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In article <1990Oct16.170023.686@ida.liu.se> micja@IDA.LiU.SE (Michael Jansson) writes:
>I'm also interested in finding out how Compugraphic fonts works, so a
>public reply from anyone that has the info to all of us might be a good
>idea.
>
>- Michael
>--

From the LaserJet III Technical Reference Manual:

***

Creating Intellifont-compatible Fonts Using the AGFA Compugraphic FAIS
Standard

    This document provides information for designing scalable fonts using
    AGFA Compugraphic's Font Access Interchange standard. This document
    can be obtained from AGFA Compugraphic by writing to the address below
    or by phone.

   AGFA Compugraphic Typographic Systems Division
   OEM Technical Support
   90 Industrial Way
   Wilmington MA 01887
   (508) 658-5600  


***

I assume that the FAIS standard is independent of output device (screen or
printer).

I talked to them by phone, and my impression was that creating fonts from
the method described in the FAIS document would be a major undertaking.
Apparently, they also have some kind of shortcut method, but it requires either
paying an exorbitant license fee, or being an HP-approved developer and
participating via the HP license.