[comp.sys.mac.apps] ATM and hints

brion@cbnewsh.att.com (brion.n.feinberg) (01/26/91)

From article <1991Jan25.131204.15398@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu>, by gaynor@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor):
>
> 	ATM is, in essence, Adobe's font rasterizer taken straight
> from the full-fledged Postscipt<tm> interpreter.  It recognizes and
> understands Type 1 Postscipt font files, which contain hinting to
> optimize printing small point sizes at "low" resolution (300dpi).

Does ATM incorporate the hints in these files?  It doesn't look like it
to me (output at 300dpi on a DeskWriter).  The small fonts look more
ragged than those printed on our postscript printer.  Does anyone
know for sure if ATM does/does not use the hints?

Thanks,

Brion

brion@homxb.att.com