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Article #6970Re: Anything but Courier!!
From: Richard Sexton
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1988 18:51
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1988 18:51
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In article <20453@bu-cs.BU.EDU> berlin@buita.bu.edu (David Fickes Einstein Project) writes:
>
>I'm working with several spreadsheets and am able to prot them to
>our unix box without any problems... Currently, I am using Transcript
>to print the spreadsheets landscape using Courier which is a non-proportional
>font. Any of the proportional fonts foul up the columns. I've been
>asked to print these sheets with something besides that "ugly" Courier
>font and would like to use a pseudo-Helvetica (non-proportional) if
>I can find one...
>
>On the other hand, if anyone has a brilliant idea on filtering
>these files to print properly using a Helvetica font I'm open
>to suggestions....
>
>thanks, david
Why dont you make a seperate font, from Helvetica, that is monospaced ?
Or, by altering the aspect ratio of Courier, we have come up with some
pleasing alterntives.
--
"...(alright Nils, alright)..."
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