Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!lethe!tvcent!comspec!darrell From: darrell@comspec.uucp (Darrell Grainger) Subject: Re: Compugraphic fonts (and post script fonts) Organization: Comspec Communications Inc Toronto Ontario Date: Wed, 29 May 91 16:21:05 GMT Message-ID: <1991May29.162105.4596@comspec.uucp> References: <1991May24.212741.471@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu> <1991May28.174145.13869@ncsu.edu> Sender: darrell@comspec (Darrell Grainger) In article <1991May28.174145.13869@ncsu.edu> harris@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Michael Harris) writes: >Would someone please describe what "compugraphic" fonts are? I understand >how postscript works. Previous posts lead me to believe that compugraphic >fonts are some type of postscript font. Is this correct? 'Compugraphic' fonts are formally known as AGFA CompuGraphic fonts. They, unlike PostScript fonts, are designed to print out on a bitmap (dot matrix) printer. Normally, if you take an Amiga font and resize it they look horrible. CompuGraphic fonts normally come in sizes from 4-144 points and look almost as good as a PostScript printer's fonts. It is basically an inexpensive way to get multiple size fonts of a very high quality on a dot matrix printer. There are comparable fonts from AGFA Compugraphic to match the PostScript fonts. i.e. (CG) Times is the same as Times on a PostScript printer. > > Michael Harris - harris@catt.ncsu.edu or harris@carvm3.vnet.ibm.com > Computer and Technologies Theme Program, North Carolina State University > > ======================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Darrell Grainger (darrell@comspec) |Comspec Communications Inc. | | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |Disclaimer: My opinions do not | | (416)617-1475 (416)633-5605 |reflect those of my employer. | |------------------------------------+-------------------------------| | Motorcycle: Honda PC800 | Computer:Amiga 2000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------