davidl@intelob.intel.com (David Levine) (05/11/89)
I've got a couple of Q's of my own: Q: How will Apple create readable outline fonts at the commonly-used 9- and 10-point sizes on a 72 DPI screen? Previously, creating usable bitmaps at these small sizes has required hand-tuning. Q: Will the trusty ImageWriter I be supported by the New Print Architecture? Mine's still chugging away just fine, and I'd hate to have to buy a new printer just because of a software upgrade. David D. Levine BBBBBBBBB IIII IIII NNN NNNN TM Senior Technical Writer BBBB BBBB iiii iiii NNNN NNNN BBBBBBBBB IIII IIII NNNNNNNNN UUCP: ...[!uunet]!tektronix!biin!davidl BBBB BBBB IIII IIII NNNN NNNN MX-Internet: <davidl@intelob.intel.com> BBBBBBBBB IIII IIII NNNN NNN ARPA: <@iwarp.intel.com:davidl@intelob.intel.com>
parent@apple.com (Sean Parent) (05/27/89)
In article <DAVIDL.89May10135402@intelob.intel.com> davidl@intelob.intel.com (David Levine) writes: > Q: How will Apple create readable outline fonts at the commonly-used > 9- and 10-point sizes on a 72 DPI screen? Previously, creating > usable bitmaps at these small sizes has required hand-tuning. > > Q: Will the trusty ImageWriter I be supported by the New Print > Architecture? Mine's still chugging away just fine, and I'd hate to > have to buy a new printer just because of a software upgrade. The outline fonts are hinted and well hinted fonts look very good down to 9pt at 72dpi. The ImageWriter I will be supported by the New Print Architecture (and it will print in the background with outline fonts and all the other great stuff that goes with the new architecture. Sean Parent PrintShop Engineer