manly@UMASS.BITNET (07/30/87)
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Ok, Netlander-types who own LN03's or LN03+'s:
Our installation has two LN03 PLUS printers connected to our VAX. We have
recently aquired one of the DEC font cartridges for the CG TIMES (RTIMES0)
font set. The cartridge has so far been useless.
What we would like to do is use the font in connection with TeX and
WordPerfect. Both of these require that we get accurate font metric
information for the individual character glyphs. This information did not
come with the font cartridge.
Does anyone know where we can get this information? We wish to build
appropriate TFM files and WordPerfect printer character width tables for
these fonts.
I assume that since this is a proportionally spaced font, any word processor
wishing to make use of it (such as MASS-11), would need this information to
generate line breaks at the very least. So where does the info come from?
BITNET: JWMANLY@AMHERST - John W. Manly
PHONE: (413)-542-2526 System Manager
Amherst College
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LEICHTER-JERRY@YALE.ARPA (08/30/87)
Our installation has two LN03 PLUS printers connected to our VAX. We have
recently aquired one of the DEC font cartridges for the CG TIMES (RTIMES0)
font set..... What we would like to do is use the font in connection with
TeX and WordPerfect. Both of these require that we get accurate font
metric information for the individual character glyphs. This information
did not come with the font cartridge.
Does anyone know where we can get this information? ...
The "real man's" way to get this information is to measure it by hand. Tedious
and error-prone - not a good idea, except perhaps from mono-spaced fonts.
The best way is to go to the source of the fonts, CompuGraphic Corp. They
sell this information - ask about "Product 621", which is a width table of any
fonts you would like. Available both in hardcopy and on magtape. I have no
idea what it costs. (I'd be very surprised in no one has done this yet for
both TeX and WordPerfect; you just have to FIND them.)
A compromise (cheaper, still tedious - but better than measuring by hand!) is
to let the printer itself do the measuring for you: The LN03 can report back
to the host its current active position. To get the report, enter Sixel mode
at 300dpi (SSU command) and use DSR (Device Status Request) to ask for the
position. (Details omitted - see the documentation.)
-- Jerry
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