[comp.sys.mac.misc] Getting propoer spacing on ImageWriter in Draft mode

willcox@urbana.mcd.mot.com (David A Willcox) (07/02/90)

The ImageWriter II in Draft mode generates reasonably high-quality
print.  I wouldn't want to use it for important letters, but it is quite
adequate for such things as mailing labels and reports from a database,
and it is much faster than using either of the non-draft printing modes.

The problem - I haven't been able to find a font/size combination that
maps exactly onto one of the builtin IW-II fonts.  The result is that,
when printing in Draft mode, the letters look nice, but the spacing
between words is off.  I even went so far as to write a program that
does DrawString() using various fonts and sizes.  I couldn't find a
combination that got the spacing right.  (I even tried imageWRITER-10. 
It did worse than a lot of others like geneva and courier.)

Does anyone know if there is a font that maps exactly to the IW-II
builtin fonts?  Or, is there a way to coerce the IW-II driver into doing
the "right" thing (without modifying the application)? 

I'd appreciate any help.

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