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From: mjv@iris.brown.edu (Marshall Vale)
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Subject: Re: ATM on the Spectre GCR continued...
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Date: 14 Dec 89 15:47:37 GMT
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In article <891213.12254953.033065@SFA.CP6> Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET 
(Z4648252) writes:
> Be sure to read on the net all the corrections that other users
> will be making of my letter!  I'm sure that I've goofed up somewhere
> in trying to explain all of this.

  Naaaw, you didn't have any goof-up's.  I just want to add some little
points in.

> ATM claims that if you already have bitmapped fonts of the same
> name as that supplied by ATM, that you don't need to replace those.
> However, my bitmapped fonts were really huge in space since they
> went above 12 point in size.  ATM only needs a maximum of 12 point
> to give you beautiful type so I swapped fonts.

 With ATM, you can produce fonts as large as 8000+ pts or 255 times the
size of your largest bitmap font.  If you have a 12 point font then you
can get produce 3060 pt. size font.  I doubt you'll run into this barrier
soon.  I would suggest keeping the small point sizes installed in the
system size they don't take up much room and they look so much nicer than
what ATM can produce.

> Obviously, if you are using a large font for a utility, such
> as SuperClock, then you'd want to keep that point size.  I've found
> that utilities will not access ATM.  ATM is only used via document
> processors.

 Probably since they're not getting the font info the 'legal' way.  Since
ATM only looks at one place to intercept the font calls, if the utility
by-passes, then no go.

> Also, no skewing of characters, or character rotation
> is supported by ATM.

 I have an ad right here for a program that supposedly does some of that. 
Its called _Type Align_ by Emerald City Software (list $99).  It says
that its a DA that lets you draw lines and then type text in.  The text
will then map to that line.  Its written for use with ATM, or so the
claim in ad goes.  This ad is in MacWeek, December 5.

-- mjv@iris.brown.edu

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