jimb@mas1.UUCP (Jim Burke) (06/01/89)
I have heard that there are public domain programs that can convert
HP LaserJet soft fonts to HP DeskJet soft fonts. Since there are
a limited number of soft fonts available for the DeskJet, this would
be a big help to DeskJet users. Does anyone know of such a program and
how it might be obtained? Thanx for any help. If I find such a program,
I will pass on the info.
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(408) 255-1500 ext. 2014pdccs@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Patrick Champion) (06/15/89)
If anyone finds out about a LaserJet -> DeskJet font conversion program could they also inform me? We have about 10 LaserJet Series II's here and about 20 DeskJets. And it is a pain to use files created on one for the other since the fonts are different and it screws up the zillions of forms and reports that we create all the time. We use BitFonts for our fonts on WP 5.0 and Lotus Manuscript. Thank you very much. Patrick D. Champion My views are my own and do not Epidemiology Data Coordinating Center necessarily correspond to those for University of Pittsburgh. whom I work.
ritchie@hpldola.HP.COM (Dave Ritchie) (06/19/89)
There is one on CompuServe (no, I don't know where - someone at work downloaded it and gave me a copy) that is called amerdj.arc (the arc file contains some sample PD LJ fonts that have been converted). The converter itself was $42 from the author. (note carefully that the .ARC file is not the converter, just some sample converted fonts). Dave Ritchie
neff@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (Dave Neff) (06/20/89)
An outfit called: SoftFontWare by: S.H. Moody & Associates, Inc. 1810 Fair Oaks Ave. South Pasadena, CA 91030 Sells LaserJet to DeskJet soft font conversion tools. They are reasonably priced and do work from the feedback I have received. Sorry, I have no phone number, so write them a letter. The entire package of tools are about $45, but the basic conversion program and width generation tools are about $30. I have an order form downloaded from a BB but I don't know if its up to date and it would be inappropriate to post anyway. Anyone who would like could email me a request and I will email them an order form. I've already emailed the form to the requestor. Dave Neff hpvcfs1!neff Disclaimer: HP cannot of course guarantee the 3rd part conversion tools will meet your need. Since DeskJet fonts are actually "sort of" 600DPI internally LaserJet converted soft fonts do not always have the same quality as geniune DeskJet fonts (soft or hard).