[comp.periphs.printers] Scalable Fonts

steveb@welch.jhu.edu (Steve Bromley) (04/05/91)

        I have a friend who is interested in purchasing the
Canon LBP4 Laser Printer.  He would like to know what the
difference is between Scalable fonts and Bitmapped fonts.
I had no idea.  Also, is Bold and Italics a font or is it
a function of the font?  So if a company advertises 9 fonts,
does this mean 3 fonts with Bold, Italics and Standard text or
does it mean 9 different fonts with Bold, Italics and Standard
text?  Forgive me if this has been discussed before.  I am new
to this group.

Many thanks in advance!
-steveb