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Article #2813Re: PostScript vs TrueType?
From: Paul Snively
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 1990 23:12
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 1990 23:12
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In article <1990Aug14.142056.720@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner) writes:
> >the curve equations will be downloaded to the printer along
> >with machine code to do the rendering. So the printer will still do
the
> >rendering, but will do it as fast as its processor can.
>
> Uck. Uck! UCK! UUUUUCCCCCKKKKK!!!!! More d**n controller-dependent
junk.
> I guess my NeXT printer won't be rendering "TrueType" fonts. Nor will
any
> other PostScript printer that uses a different controller (such as the
> ones that use RISC chips).
Well, all this really means is that different devices will probably
require different drivers. What a shock--this is already the case.
> Adobe ought to be pleased with this decision; their PostScript driver is
> looking better and better.
I think their new PostScript driver sounds pretty cool, too. Keep in mind
that it's not like the use of alternative font-rendering mechanisms is
mutually exclusive--folks will be able to choose whatever best suits their
purposes.
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Paul Snively
Macintosh Developer Technical Support
Apple Computer, Inc.
chewy@apple.com
Just because I work for Apple Computer, Inc. doesn't mean that I believe
what they believe, or vice-versa.
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