IDJSM@ASUACAD.BITNET (Jeff Maxwell) (05/06/91)
If you use a certain size of a font often, keep the bitmap of it installed. Quickdraw seems to use the bitmap whenever it is available because it's faster and more accurate than having to construct it. I have also had trouble with the UMICH truetypes not printing to the laserwriter, although they seem to work on an imagewriter without a hitch. I think there is some error in the conversion because the computer still looks for the postscript file and constructs a 72 dpi bitmap when it can't find one. Sending to the Imagewriter, on the other hand, always gives terrific 144 dpi type with or without the postscript file installed in the system folder. Anyone know when Zaph, Avant Garde and the other Laserwriter fonts are going to be available in TrueType? Having ATM fonts around really muddies up the system folder and takes too much hard disk space. Jeff
costello@stx.UUCP (Michael E. Costello) (05/07/91)
In article <91126.032912IDJSM@ASUACAD.BITNET>, IDJSM@ASUACAD.BITNET (Jeff Maxwell) writes: > > If you use a certain size of a font often, keep the bitmap of it installed. > Quickdraw seems to use the bitmap whenever it is available because it's > faster and more accurate than having to construct it. > I agree--IF--you like the bitmap. In many cases, the TT outline looks better than the bitmap. The best example I can think of is Monaco. The TT looks *much* better than the bitmap (IMHO). I have stripped out all bitmap sizes that the System allows me to remove. Then I just avoid the size of the bitmap so I never see it! Furthermore, the Mac uses the bitmap *only* for the screen. It will use the outline for Quickdraw printers even if the bitmap is available in the requested size. Michael Costello, Meeting Director * costello@world.std.com * 617-625-7080 BCS*Mac * The Boston Computer Society Macintosh User Group