jkb@ms.uky.edu (Keith Burton) (11/25/89)
I recently picked up an HP LaserJet IIP, and am now looking around for a word processor that takes advantage of its abilities. The specific things I'm looking for are: Must handle IFF files, as well as text. Must be able to print using the printer fonts, rather than only in graphics mode. Must be able to use MULTIPLE printer fonts, including downloaded soft fonts. It would be nice if it was a WYSIWYG type that displayed a reasonably close Amiga font on the screen matching the selected printer font. That last item is the killer. I would be willing to live without the WYSIWYG if I could just get the function! Anybody have any suggestions? I haven't seen the current release of WordPerfect...How close does it come? Thanks! Keith Burton
JKT100@PSUVM.BITNET (JKT) (11/29/89)
In article <13326@s.ms.uky.edu>, jkb@ms.uky.edu (Keith Burton) says: > >I recently picked up an HP LaserJet IIP, and am now looking around for >a word processor that takes advantage of its abilities. The specific >things I'm looking for are: > >Must be able to use MULTIPLE printer fonts, including downloaded soft >fonts... > >That last item is the killer. Can someone explain WHY that last item is a killer? I mean, I'm as much an Amiga fan as anyone, but you must admit that any Mac word-processor can _easily_ use multiple printer fonts in the same document; even mix and match postscript and matrix fonts. Why is it that the more capable Amiga is so UNCAPABLE of doing this? Is it me, or are we all victims of sofware companies not writing decent products??? Kurt
miller@intvax.UUCP (Dave Miller) (12/01/89)
In article <89333.023644JKT100@PSUVM.BITNET>, JKT100@PSUVM.BITNET (JKT) writes: > In article <13326@s.ms.uky.edu>, jkb@ms.uky.edu (Keith Burton) says: > > > >I recently picked up an HP LaserJet IIP, and am now looking around for > >a word processor that takes advantage of its abilities. The specific > >things I'm looking for are: > > > >Must be able to use MULTIPLE printer fonts, including downloaded soft > >fonts... > > > >That last item is the killer. > > Can someone explain WHY that last item is a killer? I mean, I'm as much > an Amiga fan as anyone, but you must admit that any Mac word-processor can > _easily_ use multiple printer fonts in the same document; even mix and match > postscript and matrix fonts. Why is it that the more capable Amiga is so > UNCAPABLE of doing this? Is it me, or are we all victims of sofware > companies not writing decent products??? > > Kurt I don't think it is. I've been using a LaserJet with my Amiga for about 2 years now, and have produced technical papers, pictures, and even a dissertation with many different fonts, including mathematical and Greek symbols. I use Scribble! for basic text input, JetSet to download soft fonts, and CityDesk 2.0 to lay out the page. Granted, this is not a single package, but with a multitasking system and windows, it's easy to use all three simultaneously if you have enough memory and a hard disk (which you should if you have a LaserJet!). The only sticky problem is obtaining soft fonts on Amiga-formatted disks. Companies like C Ltd. sell some soft font packages. For my Math fonts, I purchased IBM versions and used the bridgeboard to port them over to the Amiga (if you just have a 5 1/4" floppy drive but no bridgeboard, you can use PCUtil to copy them over). Also, the new version of ProPage (1.3) supports CompuGraphic outline fonts which also work nicely on the LaserJet. WordPerfect also probably has a driver for the LaserJet, but no graphics support. Finally, if you have all the time in the world to print, you can use PrintScript to output PostScript on the LaserJet (8-15 minutes/page). Dave Miller Sandia National Labs Albuquerque, NM
andrews@cos.com (Andrew R. Scholnick) (12/05/89)
In article <89333.023644JKT100@PSUVM.BITNET>, JKT100@PSUVM.BITNET (JKT) writes: > In article <13326@s.ms.uky.edu>, jkb@ms.uky.edu (Keith Burton) says: > > > >I recently picked up an HP LaserJet IIP, and am now looking around for > >a word processor that takes advantage of its abilities. The specific > >things I'm looking for are: > >Must be able to use MULTIPLE printer fonts, including downloaded soft > >fonts... > >That last item is the killer. > > Can someone explain WHY that last item is a killer? I mean, I'm as much > an Amiga fan as anyone, but you must admit that any Mac word-processor can > _easily_ use multiple printer fonts in the same document; even mix and match I've never had any trouble with this... I use textcraft +, I've also used emacs (I know, it's a text editor), and Talker, and Scribble (a very old copy). Textcraft + is the easiest and gives the most acceptable results though. To use it, all you need to do is download your soft-fonts with the correct font number assignments and use a special driver which can be gotten from C-Ltd (now out of business, I believe) or MicoSearch (I think...). Call MicroSearch for more info If you are interested, I use their CityDesk program and switch between it and Textcraft+ all the time... ARS. -- - Andrew R. Scholnick @ Corp. for Open Systems, McLean, VA -- andrews@cos.com - {uunet, sundc, decuac}!cos!andrews -- Everything I write blame on me, NOT -- my employer. - "Adventure is when you toss your life on the scales of -- chance and wait for the pointer to stop." - M. Leinster (First Contact)