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On Sat, 24 Jan 1998 20:59:44 -0500, Bernhard-Karl Wurzel
<100734.1632@CompuServe.COM> wrote:

>hi out there,
>does anybody know a utility to convert either
>truetype or type1 fonts to the hp softfonts
>used by ventura publisher 1.1 (dos)???
>
>thanks
>bernhard-karl wurzel

I haven't used Ventura 1, but I have used 2 and above for some years.
The DOS/GEM versions all have the ability to use Type 1 fonts. You
need to install a PostScript printer driver from the install disks.
Then if your fonts are not in the supplied width table (which covers a
lot of standard fonts), read the manual on how to make a new width
table from AFM files.

Then of course you need a real PS printer to print them. (Or print to
file and use GhostScript). If you have a PCL-only printer, you can use
Adobe's Font Foundry (from Adobe, about $20) to make HP fonts from
Type 1 fonts. (And also screen fonts to go with them, these are useful
but not essential even if you have a PS printer. Ventura uses the
nearest available screenfont  otherwise.