3.2.4 Hints: Wheretoget fonts
● Youcanprint anydowrdoadablefontthatworksonthe HPLaserJetIIP.
Severalothercompaniesselldownloadablefontswhichare compatible
withyourStarLaserPrinter4.TheBitstreamCorporationinBostonisone
ofthemorepopulm,Conographicisanother.Xeroxincludesasetoffonts
withits VenturaPublisherdesktoppublishingsoftware,whichyoucan
use w’ithyourprinter’sLaserJetIIP emulation.
● The SoftCraft company now markets a Bitstream-developedproduct
called“Fontwa&’.WithFontwareyoucangeneratebit-mappedfontsof
anysizefroma libraryof outZinefonts.In outlinefontseachcharacter’s
profileisdefinedjust onceandtheprintergeneratesanyfontheightfrom
thatprofile,whichsavesprintermemory.
Outlinefontsdemandawesomecomputingpoweroftheprinterthough,
so they’ve been available only on laser printers considerablymore
expensive than the Star LaserPrinter 4. Now, with programs like
Fontware,yourStarLaserPrinter4 canturnoutelegantprintin anysize
withoutthathighprice.
● Don’thesitateto ask your Stardealerwhere youcanbuy cartridgeand
downloadablefonts.If you Eally can’tfmd the one youneed, you can
designanddownloadyourowncustomizedfonts.Thisisnoeasyjob,but
if you’recuriousit’sdescribedin chapter4.
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