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Re: Type Reunion opinions wanted

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From: Norman Graham
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 1990 06:25
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From article <5252@crystal9.UUCP>, by derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa):
> clouds@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Kathy Strong) writes:
> 
>>When using fonts with the "standard four" styles (normal, bold, italic, bold
>>italic), you should NOT have the screen fonts for all four styles installed.
>>Install ONLY the normal font. If you want to bold or italicize it, do so
>>through your application's equivalent of the style menu..............
> 
> Unfortunately, if you only have the normal screen font installed, then
> you will not be able to pick a "true" bold or italic variant for the
> font choosen.  [...]

Kathy's advice was qualified with something like 'If you're using ATM...'.
If you have the configuration "ATM + book bitmap + book and italic outlines",
then when you chose the italic face ATM will generate it from the italic
outline (i.e. it _won't_ slant the book face). Thus you _do_ get true
italic, bold, bold italic, etc. if you have the appropriate printer fonts
installed. 
-- 
Norman Graham   <norman@a.cs.okstate.edu>   {cbosgd,rutgers}!okstate!norman
The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of
the state of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, OSU's Department of
Computer Science, or of the writer himself.
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From: norman@d.cs.okstate.edu (Norman Graham)
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Subject: Re: Type Reunion opinions wanted
Message-ID: <1990Nov20.062533.18436@d.cs.okstate.edu>
Date: 20 Nov 90 06:25:33 GMT
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Organization: Oklahoma State University
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