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From: chesnutt@adobe.COM (Stan Chesnutt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Easy ATM Application
Keywords: banner
Message-ID: <1573@adobe.UUCP>
Date: 29 Dec 89 18:01:26 GMT
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View
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Since ATM (Adobe Type Manager) allows arbitrary-sized scaling of Adobe
outline fonts, I want to suggest the following program:

BANNER!   Yep, that generations-old program that spits out long messages
	  on fan-fold paper.

I'd write this little program myself, but I'm no Mac expert.  But I will
take a shot at describing what it would do ....

Present a dialog box: a scrollable menu with all of the Type 1 fonts that
ATM can use.  Prompt for a message.  Do the magic stuff to request the
characters through the Mac font machine.  ATM should step in and give the
application a HUGE bitmap.  Send this bitmap to the printer.  Voila!

So who will be first?

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Stan Chesnutt						    Adobe Systems, Inc.
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