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From: isle@dartvax.UUCP (Ken Hancock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Funny Spacing in WriteNow
Message-ID: <7482@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 26-Oct-87 11:37:40 EST
Article-I.D.: dartvax.7482
Posted: Mon Oct 26 11:37:40 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 29-Oct-87 05:45:26 EST
References: <38@qucis.UUCP>
Reply-To: isle@dartvax.UUCP (Ken Hancock)
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Lines: 26
Keywords: WriteNow, bugs

In article <38@qucis.UUCP> cordy@qucis.UUCP (Jim Cordy) writes:
>I've been a big user of WriteNow for some time now, and I love it.
>The problem is this:  Spacing of WriteNow output on the LaserWriter,
>particularly for bold fonts, is consistently WRONG.

>I'm working on a MacPlus with a Radius FPD, System 3.2, WriteNow 1.0,
>LaserWriter 3.1, normally with Geneva on the screen, font substitution to 
>Helvetica on, and reduced 12 pt -> 10 pt (i.e. 83%, as suggested by the 
>WriteNow manual).

That is most likely your problem.  You don't use Geneva if you're working
with a LaserWriter.  It can only substitute so well.  If you want to get
exactly what you see, correct spacing and everything, use HELVETICA.
Why make the LaserWriter do guess work when you can tell it EXACTLY
what you want?

Ken




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