Star Micronics 8 Series Applications Manual page 48

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Hints: Whereto get fonts
Youcatiprintanydownloadable fontthatworkson theHPLascrJctseries
II. Severalothercompaniessell downloadablefonts whichare compat-
ible with yourStar LaserPrinter8. The BitstreamCorporationin Boston
is oneof the morepopular;Conographic is another.Xeroxincludesa set
of fonts with its VenturaPublisherdesktoppublishingsoftware,which
you can use with your printer'sLaserJetII emulation.
The SoftCraft company now markets a Bitstmam-developed product
called"Fontwarc".WithFontwareyoucangeneratebit-mappedfontsof
any size froma libraryof outlinefonts.In outlinefontseach character's
profileis definedjust onceandtheprintergeneratesanyfontheightfrom
that profile,which savesprintermemory.
Outlinefontsdemandawesomecomputingpowerof the printerthough,
so they've been available only on laser printers considerablymore
expensive than the Star LaserPrinter 8. Now, with programs like
Fontware,yourStar LaserPrinter8 can turn out elegantprintin any size
withoutthat high price.
Don't hesitateto ask your Star dealerwhere you can buy cartridgeand
downloadablefonts. If you reallycan't find the one you need, you can
designanddownloadyourowncustomizedfonts.Thisis no emyjob, but
if you'recuriousit's describedin chapter4.
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