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From: MacUserLabs@cup.portal.com (Stephan - Somogyi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Problems with ATM and LARGE point text
Message-ID: <26743@cup.portal.com>
Date: 9 Feb 90 02:50:34 GMT
References: <9076.25cd95ae@amherst.bitnet>
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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ksbolduan@amherst.bitnet writes:
 
>For some reason, at EXTREMELY large point sizes, ATM can't handle it.
>Using FreeHand 2.02, I made 350 point type and then went to Actual
>Size. While not as severe as without ATM, the jaggies were QUITE
>evident.
 
[stuff left out]
 
>One reason I point this out is that I've seen text that large (and
>larger) look great on the screen (in the PD/shareware(?) Banner
>program recently released on info-mac). Is this a limitation in ATM,
>or is it FreeHand?
 
It's FreeHand that's at fault.
 
The Banner program originated at Adobe and makes explicit calls to
ATM.
 
Adobe recently publicized the API for ATM, so any developer who wants
to use the capabilities of ATM can now do so. Illustrator 1.9.3 has
this capability and it's wonderful.
 
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