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From: bazyar@ernie (Jawaid Bazyar)
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Subject: Re: Ignorant IIGS PostScript Questions
Keywords: PostScript
Message-ID: <1991Mar15.012149.29835@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
Date: 15 Mar 91 01:21:49 GMT
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In article <1991Mar14.162014@burn.Prime.COM> cfw@res-c4.Prime.COM (Christopher Wroten) writes:
>I'm interested in knowing whether a PostScript printer is worthwhile on
>a GS.  I've been told that getting screen fonts to match printer fonts
>can be "interesting", but I require WYSIWYG.  Also, that downloading
>fonts to the PostScript printer can also be a challenge.
>
>If I have to make the GS stand on its head to support a PostScript printer,
>then probably I don't want PostScript.  What say you?
 
  Ack. The Mac propagandists have been at it again.  The Mac isn't really
WSIWYG either- it also has to convert from QuickDraw to PostScript. Now,
it may do it better and faster, but Postscript output from the GS isn't
that hard.  If you've got one hooked up, you've got it made.  If you
have to get the postscript to another machine, it's not that hard, but
you need to be careful about fonts, etc.  It's not hard to figure out
what fonts the printer in question has built-in, and just use those.
(Or to download the fonts).
  My guess is that "problems" people have with the GS/Postscript is just
a lack of software (software like SendPS, font downloaders, etc).
  Personally, I'm waiting for TeX.

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