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Article #20788Re: Funny Spacing in WriteNow
From: Ken Hancock
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1987 16:37
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1987 16:37
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In article <38@qucis.UUCP> cordy@qucis.UUCP (Jim Cordy) writes:
>I've been a big user of WriteNow for some time now, and I love it.
>The problem is this: Spacing of WriteNow output on the LaserWriter,
>particularly for bold fonts, is consistently WRONG.
>I'm working on a MacPlus with a Radius FPD, System 3.2, WriteNow 1.0,
>LaserWriter 3.1, normally with Geneva on the screen, font substitution to
>Helvetica on, and reduced 12 pt -> 10 pt (i.e. 83%, as suggested by the
>WriteNow manual).
That is most likely your problem. You don't use Geneva if you're working
with a LaserWriter. It can only substitute so well. If you want to get
exactly what you see, correct spacing and everything, use HELVETICA.
Why make the LaserWriter do guess work when you can tell it EXACTLY
what you want?
Ken
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!decwrl!decvax!dartvax!isle From: isle@dartvax.UUCP (Ken Hancock) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Funny Spacing in WriteNow Message-ID: <7482@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 26-Oct-87 11:37:40 EST Article-I.D.: dartvax.7482 Posted: Mon Oct 26 11:37:40 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Oct-87 05:45:26 EST References: <38@qucis.UUCP> Reply-To: isle@dartvax.UUCP (Ken Hancock) Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 26 Keywords: WriteNow, bugs