Re: Font Substitution

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From: David Casseres
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 1989 17:53

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In article <70667CXT105@PSUVM> CXT105@PSUVM.BITNET (Christopher Tate) writes:
>Also, if you are working with one of the screen fonts designed to simulate a
>laser font (such as Palatino), the laser printer will be forced to use the
>screen font if you uncheck the "Font Substitution" box.
>
>Needless to say, this can make your output a trifle blocky....

This is not so, at least if you have the fonts and the LaserWriter set up
in the normal manner.  As far as I know the only way you get the screen
font from the printer is if the printer doesn't have the PostScript font,
i.e. if it's not a Plus or NT and you don't download the font.

David Casseres

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From: casseres@Apple.COM (David Casseres)
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Subject: Re: Font Substitution
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Date: 9 Feb 89 17:53:37 GMT
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