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From: Dave Sill
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1989 12:07

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I haven't received what I'd call overwhelming response to previous
requests for info to this newsgroup, but I'm still hoping...

Could somebody give me a nutshell explanation of how fonts work with
PostScript, not from a PS programmer's perspective, but from a printer
user's point-of-view?

What happens when a PS program requests a font that the printer
doesn't know about?

What are the "standard" PS fonts?

Are they all copyrighted by Adobe?

What are the differences between built-in and add-on fonts?

Can I add Adobe fonts to a non-Adobe PostScript-clone?

Most PS printers come with either 13 or 35 fonts.  What are they?

Is it possible to have one printer that can handle any PS file,
regardless of the fonts used, perhaps by substituting for unavailable 
fonts?

Thanks.
-- 
Dave Sill (dsill@relay.nswc.navy.mil)

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From: dsill@ark1.nswc.navy.mil (Dave Sill)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Need font info
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Date: 13 Sep 89 12:07:23 GMT
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Organization: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA
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