[comp.sys.mac.hardware] DeskWriter and bitmaps

wwtaroli@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Bill Taroli) (10/20/90)

In article <31398@netnews.upenn.edu> jeffe@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (George Jefferson ) writes:
>> Prints listings real nice in 9-point Monaco (Precision Bitmap) [...]
>
>Does the precision bitmap setting really affect font appearance?

The "Precision Bitmap" check box in the print dialog for the DeskWriter does
exactly the same thing as the LaserWriter option of the same name. That is, the
entire page is reduced 4% so that 72-dpi bitmaps and 300-dpi text and other 
objects match properly.

The only reason you'd use it with monaco is because you can't get outlines for
it.. it's a BITMAP. And unless you have very large sizes of it installed, you
could get some interesting output (alignment-wise) if you didn't correct the
page to realign the bitmaps.

Regards,

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