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- From: halberst@world.std.com (jerry halberstadt)
- Subject: Re: Frame 3.0, Win 3.1 & Fonts
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 04:25:27 GMT
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- My response is based on a few weeks of work with Windows and a
- non-postscript (HP emulation) printer from IBM with Frame 3.0. I had help
- with the installation so don't claim to be expert at all.
-
- rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland) writes:
-
- >re: FrameMaker 3.0 for (DOS) Windows
-
-
- >* Windows 3.1 prefers TrueType fonts.
- Windows comes with True type
-
- >* FrameMaker for Windows prefers (insists on?) ATM (Adobe) fonts.
- FM seems to use both True Type fonts and ATM fonts.
-
- >What do I look for in an add-on PCL soft font or font cartridge to ensure
- that
-
-
-
- > - The font and its metrics are accessible to Frame
- > - The font is continously scalable
- > - The font is viewable in a Frame document as displayed in Windows
- > - The font is actually used, correctly, in printed Frame documents.
- > - The font takes advantage of LaserJet-III "Resolution Enhancement"
- No information on this.
-
- >Do the answers to the above change if I use PostScript rather than PCL?
-
- Adobe Type Libary works OK and installs relatively painlessly. Be sure to
- get the most recent version of ATM software, there were some bugs which
- they claim have been fixed. They ask only that you register and you can
- phone or fax the supporting information. Or the package you buy may in fact
- be the latest.
-
- I believe that ATM and (True type) create bit-mapped versions of each
- letter. According to the Adobe information, ATM creates the bit maps for
- screen and/or printer as needed. However, the technical person at Adobe
- hinted that things go faster if you run the Font Foundry. The downside is
- that the fonts, especially in larger point sizes, eat up disk storage.
- Whereas the outline information files are relatively small.
-
- >Is there any advantage to using PostScript-vs-PCL in FrameMaker?
-
- If you don't have a PostScript printer, no advantage. I don't (yet) but I
- did need to know if I could output a file to a service bureau for
- higher-than-300 dpi resolution. The text and illustrations were
- significantly improved by printing at 600 dpi. This was possible with
- PostScript but not with PCL which is a bit-map.
-
- >Regards, Hewlett-Packard
- >Bob Niland Internet: rjn@FC.HP.COM 3404 East Harmony Road
- > CompuServe: 71044,2124 Ft Collins CO 80525-9599
-
- Hope this helps a little. Good luck.
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