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From: rang@cs.wisc.edu (Anton Rang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: LaserWriter 6.1 and TrueType/PostScript fonts
Summary: Is it possible, somehow, to intermix TrueType & PostScript families?
Message-ID: <RANG.91Apr6153027@nexus.cs.wisc.edu>
Date: 6 Apr 91 20:30:27 GMT
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In-Reply-To: winders@aux.support.apple.com's message of 5 Apr 91 01:47:51 GMT

In article <51203@apple.Apple.COM> winders@aux.support.apple.com (Scott Winders) writes:
>The LaserWriter 6.1 driver is on the Macintosh Printing Tools disk that
>comes with the StyleWriter and Personal LaserWriter LS.

  Is it possible to convince LaserWriter 6.1, when using a TrueType
family which is also available in PostScript form on a LW/LW+ printer,
and generating a postscript file on disk, to use the PostScript
equivalent and not generate the 300K or so of downloadable TrueType
stuff?

  I realize that the PostScript "Times" and TrueType "Times" aren't
the same, and that if the spacing is different, there will be
differences in the printed output, but it would be nice to have an
option to do this anyway.  (I transfer PS files at 1200 baud. :-/)
I've been delaying switching printer drivers because of this.

  Also, does anyone know if Apple plans to supply TrueType fonts and
software for their laser printers that would run on the *printer* and
not on the Mac itself?  Would this be available as an upgrade to the
LW // NTX, say?

  E-mail, please, unless you feel this is of general interest.

	Anton
   
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