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In article <1415@vidiot.UUCP> brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
>TranScript is a complete package name, included the programs psroff, ptroff,
>psdit, pscat, enscript, etc.  You are correct that font width tables are needed
>and the set that comes with TranScript is NOT enough to cover anything but the
>fonts that come on the standard LaserWriter II printers (with a couple of
>extra).  

TranScript, as it is currently shipped, comes with AFM files for 12 font
families.  These AFM files are used (among other things) to create the
troff and ditroff font width files.  These 12 font families map to 51 font
typefaces.  At installation time, you can build font width files for any
and all of these font families, and the installation script has certain
combinations (the "standard 13" of the old LaserWriters, the "standard 35
of newer LaserWriters *and* many other PostScript printers, the usual DEC
printer fonts, and the usual AB Dick printer fonts) already set up for you.

>This user needs the other font table information so that he can get
>TranScript set up to use other fonts that he has on his printer.  As TranScript
>is currently shipped, he can't.

This does not appear to be the original poster's problem.  I explicitly
asked for a font name that he wanted to use, but couldn't, so I could help
him with the process of making that font available.   No response.  My
conclusion is that the poster was confused about the difference between
font typefaces and font families.  

>So, does Adobe have available through its mailserver the necessary files for
>the other fonts in the printer?  Adobe will have to answer that question.

Adobe has, on its mailserver, AFM files for all fonts sold by Adobe.
Additionally, when you buy a font, it comes with AFM files.   The problem
is that the process of adding additional font width files after the fact is
cumbersome.  

Sherri Nichols
snichols@adobe.com