#1 The bitmapped screen font (suitcase icon with "A")
Install this font into your System File using the Font/DA Mover (version 3.4 or above, SE's use version 3.5 and above) This font displays an image of the font the laser will produce so that you can get an idea where it will wind up on your page when printed. It is also the font that the imagewriter uses to print.
#2 The laserfont (usually a laser icon with "T" document protruding)
This is the file that contains the Postscript¬ description of the outline of each character in the font. To use it simply drag the laserfont into your system folder. Since this information is an outline description only, it is called a vector-base font, that is, the description travels from point to point, so the resolution of these fonts is only dependent upon the resolution of your Postscript¬ printer; on a laserwriter this would be 300dpi, and on a Linotronic¬ 100 this would be 1270dpi, and a
Linotronic¬ 300 would be 2540dpi.
NOTE: One character in all laserfonts is not porportional to the bitmapped screen for! That character is the "space", so never adjust your page layout by the use of the space character for any Postscript¬ printer, but use a tab instead. It requires a little more work, but the results are spectacularly accurate.
You can thank the wonderful folks at Adobe¬ for the Postscrpt¬ language that makes today's desktop publishing a reality.
#3. The AFM file (plain document with font name and ".AFM")
NOTE: NOT ALL LASERFONTS HAVE A AFM FILE.
This document contains the designer's "kerning" information for that particular font. Kerning is the individual spacing between any two particular characters in a font, and their adjustment in order to look correct. The classic example is the uppercase "A" next to an uppercase "V"
in "HAVE". If the "AV" has kerning applied the upper left arm of the "V" would tuck to the left over the lower right foot of the "A", thus giving a more visually accepted presentation of "HAVE". So please use the kerning file for every laserfont (if the designer was considerate enough to make one).
If you want to make your own laserfonts, you can by using Atsys's Fontographer, or several other font (logo) generation programs.
If you want to design printer resolution dependant graphics,
try Adobe Illustrator¬, Cricket Draw¬, or other object oriented (vector-based) drawing program.
"HAPPY FONTING!!!!!"
PAGEMAKER NOTES *******
When using these fonts in PageMaker¬, better results are obtained by
turning OFF the auto kerning feature of pagemaker.
