Information on "FontSizer" wanted

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From: Gary Czychi
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1988 13:55

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Hi there,

in MacTel digest #44, PETER TRINDER writes:

> I have been playing with FontSizer from US Microlabs. It lets you create
> bit mapped font ANY size up to 127 pt. It does this by imaging the font
> using its postscript version on the LaserWriter (or other PostScript
> Printer). It really works very smoothly. It took abt 2.5 mins to make me a
> 39pt Times Roman and install it into the System. I then made a nice 42pt
> Chancery and Dingbats, they look superb! It could also be a way of making
> the large bit maps for the SC (but you cant construct them on an SC). No
> smoothing is required.

Hi all,

does anybody out there know anything about that? I would be very interested
to learn more about prices, availability, and if its possible, more
opinions about FontSizer or similar products.


Thanks a lot,

Gary


        Gary T. Czychi             University of St.Gallen, Switzerland

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From: czychi@ethz.UUCP (Gary Czychi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Information on "FontSizer" wanted
Summary: Creating bit mapped fonts with postscript fonts
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Date: 30 Nov 88 13:55:34 GMT
Reply-To: czychi@bernina.UUCP (Gary Czychi)
Organization: ETH Zuerich, Switzerland
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