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From: boone@oce.orst.edu (Jeff Boone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: System 7.0 Q & A
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Date: 24 May 89 21:37:25 GMT
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In article <1856@internal.Apple.COM> casseres@apple.com (David Casseres) writes:
>In article <8321@pucc.Princeton.EDU> FTWILSON@pucc.Princeton.EDU 
>(Frederick Todd Wilson) writes:
>> Just let me get this straight, once and for all. I've read all the 
>System 7
>> stuff out there just like I'm supposed to, and the stuff about the 
>outline
>> fonts seems to boil down to something Apple hasn't actually said: with
>> outline fonts you'll be able to get current LaserWriter IINT/NTX print
>> quality out of a IISC. Is this right?
>
>Well, I'm no longer involved in printing at Apple, but note that even 
>today, the IISC gives slightly better than PostScript quality as long as 
>you stick to the few fonts and sizes that are supported.  The new outline 
>font stuff is specifically aimed at supporting ALL sizes, and there will 
>be a lot of fonts in the new format.  But also notice that there's more to 
>PostScript than font rendering.  There's splines, and arbitrary rotation, 
>and so forth.  The new printing stuff addresses some of these areas, such 
>as halftoning, but not all.
>
>David Casseres

This all sounds great for text, but what about graphic artists who
use software like Adobe Illustrator?  I have a friend who makes his
living with a Mac and Illustrator.  He "proofs" his work on the
LaserWriter, then when he has it to his satisfaction, he takes it
to the print shop and has it output on the Linotronic (which speaks
only postscript).

If Apple dumps Postscript altogether, I think they will be forcing
alot of graphic designers/publishers into an alternative platform
(NeXT) which would be very unfortunate.

----------------
Jeff Boone
boone@oce.orst.edu
College of Oceanography,  Oregon State University
"My opinions"

From: boone@oce.orst.edu (Jeff Boone)
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Subject: Re: System 7.0 Q & A
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In article <1856@internal.Apple.COM> casseres@apple.com (David Casseres) writes:
>In article <8321@pucc.Princeton.EDU> FTWILSON@pucc.Princeton.EDU 
>(Frederick Todd Wilson) writes:
>> Just let me get this straight, once and for all. I've read all the 
>System 7
>> stuff out there just like I'm supposed to, and the stuff about the 
>outline
>> fonts seems to boil down to something Apple hasn't actually said: with
>> outline fonts you'll be able to get current LaserWriter IINT/NTX print
>> quality out of a IISC. Is this right?
>
>Well, I'm no longer involved in printing at Apple, but note that even 
>today, the IISC gives slightly better than PostScript quality as long as 
>you stick to the few fonts and sizes that are supported.  The new outline 
>font stuff is specifically aimed at supporting ALL sizes, and there will 
>be a lot of fonts in the new format.  But also notice that there's more to 
>PostScript than font rendering.  There's splines, and arbitrary rotation, 
>and so forth.  The new printing stuff addresses some of these areas, such 
>as halftoning, but not all.
>
>David Casseres

This all sounds great for text, but what about graphic artists who
use software like Adobe Illustrator?  I have a friend who makes his
living with a Mac and Illustrator.  He "proofs" his work on the
LaserWriter, then when he has it to his satisfaction, he takes it
to the print shop and has it output on the Linotronic (which speaks
only postscript).

If Apple dumps Postscript altogether, I think they will be forcing
alot of graphic designers/publishers into an alternative platform
(NeXT) which would be very unfortunate.

----------------
Jeff Boone
boone@oce.orst.edu
College of Oceanography,  Oregon State University
"My opinions"