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Article #7320Re: Font Managers
From: Froot Loop
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 1990 20:30
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 1990 20:30
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I've got SuperPrint right now. It's an older version, that doesn't support on-the-fly font generation. The bitmap font generation is less than perfect, however. It fares pretty badly with font sizes smaller than 18 point on my 72dpi screen - capital letters have different heights, vertical strokes have inconsistant widths. However, it's pretty good for making the 180dpi fonts for my Epson LQ compatible. Before buying any new font generation package (Bitstream, ATM, whatever), I'd advise looking at its quality for the small font sizes. That's where hinting comes into play (and is why Times and Script and Modern look so miserable at under 18 point). I know ATM for the Mac (Oh, I said the M-word) appears to have no problems in the 8-12 point range on the 72dpi Mac screen; can anyone comment on ATM for Windows? -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Randy Spangler | Get your mind out of the gutter | | rspangle@jarthur.claremont.edu | you're blocking my periscope | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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