pusateri@x102a.harris-atd.com (Thomas J. Pusateri) (03/21/89)
Is anyone aware of some anonymous ftp sites that contain downloadable fonts for an HP LJ? Also what program (from an msdos machine) would I use to download them? Thanks for any info! Tom Pusateri The opinions mentioned above are not necessarily those of my employer. ______________________________________________________________________ Thomas Pusateri | INTERNET: pusateri@x102a.harris-atd.com Harris Corporation - GASD | UUCP: uunet!x102a!pusateri
taylor@hplabsz.HP.COM (Dave Taylor) (03/22/89)
Thomas J. Pusateri asks about downloadable LaserJet fonts and such in a recent article, and also asks about how to download them.... A good solution to the problem of downloading fonts on-the-fly from your PC to your LaserJet would be to use a package similar to the BackLoader program from Roxxolid Corp. This package allows users to download fonts into the printer in background while doing other things on their computer. [ Contact information: Roxxolid Corporation, 3345 Vincent Road, Pleasant Hill, CA, 94523-4318, (415) 256-0105 ] An interesting alternative for you to perhaps consider is to have a PostScript interpreter running on your computer, and to have that able to utilize so-called outline font technology to give you higher quality output (plus output from programs like Ventura Publisher too!) and the additional power of the PostScript language (e.g. font scaling, rotating, etc). There are two main programs available that support the HP printer family in this regard; GoScript from LaserGo Inc., and a package called "Freedom of Press", which I have no further information on. It's off the beaten track for what you're talking about, but might be worth investigating further] [ Contact information: LaserGo, Inc., 9235 Trade Place, Suite A, San Diego, CA 92126 (619) 530-2400 ] As far as the fonts themselves, if you have a LaserJet you should know that not only does HP supply a raft of fonts, but that you can get HP endorsed fonts from Bitstream Corporation too. In addition Elfring, SWFTE, Conographics, and other firms offer fonts for the LaserJet series. I recommend that you contact your local HP authorized PC dealer to find out more about formal channels for obtaining fonts. I hope this helps. -- Dave Taylor Intuitive Systems Los Altos, California Guest of HP Laboratories: taylor@hplabs.hp.com
walter@hpsad.HP.COM (Walter Coole) (03/30/89)
There are a horde of fonts available in public domain/shareware. FREEBB
has some. Public Brand Software (1-800-426-DISK) distributes some at low
cost.
Several downloaders are available from similar sources, or you can write a
simple batch file to send the appropriate escape sequence; I think the manual
tells all you need to know.