ccsiob@gdt.bath.ac.uk (Ian O'Brien) (05/23/89)
Can anyone supply answers to the following questions... I've
been asked to find them out on behalf of a programming group
in this University.
1) Where can I get version 2.0 of the "Postscript Conformance" guide
2) What information is available from Adobe (or third parties) about the
font mechanism? This is in relation to third parties constructing their
own fonts for use inside Postscript.
3) Are the AFM files for the Apple LaserWriter built-in fonts available?
4) Where can I get an up-to-date spec. for AFM files?
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Ian O'Brien Bath University Confusing Services
ccsiob@uk.ac.bath.gdr or ccsiob@gdr.bath.ac.uk
Tel: (Bath) 826 290 "Welcome to Airstrip One"brown@astroatc.UUCP (Vidiot) (05/25/89)
In article <1989May22.210927.13774@gdt.bath.ac.uk> ccsiob@gdr.bath.ac.uk (Ian O'Brien) writes:
<Can anyone supply answers to the following questions... I've
<been asked to find them out on behalf of a programming group
<in this University.
<
<3) Are the AFM files for the Apple LaserWriter built-in fonts available?
They come with the Adobe Transcript software. The AFM information can also
be extracted from the printer itself by running a program that was developed
called getafm.
<4) Where can I get an up-to-date spec. for AFM files?
You can try Adobe.
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ARPA/INTERNET: brown%astroatc.UUCP@spool.cs.wisc.edusyd@dsinc.DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein) (05/26/89)
In article <1935@astroatc.UUCP> brown@astroatc.UUCP (Vidiot) writes: :In article <1989May22.210927.13774@gdt.bath.ac.uk> ccsiob@gdr.bath.ac.uk (Ian O'Brien) writes: :<Can anyone supply answers to the following questions... I've :<been asked to find them out on behalf of a programming group :<in this University. :< :<3) Are the AFM files for the Apple LaserWriter built-in fonts available? : :They come with the Adobe Transcript software. The AFM information can also :be extracted from the printer itself by running a program that was developed :called getafm. Or you can use the archive server at Adobe and get them via E-mail. I had a need for that to rescale the Eroff .out files for Troff and Eroff didn't come with the builtin AFM files, so a few simple email requests to adobe and viola, I have them now. The are available from adobe!ps-file-server, to get an AFM file send it the message: send AFMFiles Full-postscript-file-name as in: send AFMFiles Helvetica-Narrow-Bold I found that 4 AFM files fit into one mail message nicely. -- ===================================================================== Sydney S. Weinstein, CDP, CCP Elm Coordinator Datacomp Systems, Inc. Voice: (215) 947-9900 syd@DSI.COM or {bpa,vu-vlsi}!dsinc!syd FAX: (215) 938-0235