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From: jeffe@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (George Jefferson )
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Subject: Re: PS fonts, ATM and HP Deskjet?
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Date: 5 Dec 90 01:20:24 GMT
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In article <752@parcplace.com> khaw@parcplace.com (Mike Khaw) writes:
>I've heard/read that if you have Type 1 PostScript fonts, ATM can
>display them properly at various point sizes on your screen. But, does
>that also mean that you can get reasonable looking hardcopy on HP
>DeskJets if you have only Type 1 PostScript fonts *without*
>4-times-oversized bitmap versions or ATM outline font versions of a
>particular font family?
>
"ATM outline fonts" are simply type 1 postscript fonts
ATM works by _generating_ 4x oversize (or whatever depending on
the output device) fonts.  When your DJ driver asks for a 4x font
ATM 'cuts in' and produces one.  Thus all you need is one
screen font (so your application knows how to space things) and
the type 1 font for ATM.



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