[gs-devel] fonts --> dot matrix printer |

[Ray Johnston]

Just wanted to mention that Ghostscript TT font renderer does not use
the font program (hint) instructions due to patent enforcement by
Apple (we do process a small subset of the font instructions in order
to handle funky sub glyph usage in some Asian fonts such as PMingLiu
but these are not restricted by patents).

Type 1 hints _are_ processed by Ghostscript.

Regards,
Ray Johnston
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James Cloos wrote:

>>>>>>"Daniel" == Daniel MacKay <daniel.mackay at barringtongrp.ca> writes:
> 
> 
> Daniel> I need help with picking faces that will look beautiful and crisp on a
> Daniel> 120dpi dot-matrix printer
> 
> B&H designed the Lucida family for 300 dpi lasers, and Lucida Fax to
> be legible even after several rebroadcasts through facsimile machines
> and copiers.  The latter may work well for you as well.
> 
> You can order Lucida fonts at:
> 
>     http://tug.org/lucida
> 
> Beyond that, look for ttf (and ttf-flavoured opentype fonts) which
> have good "non-anti-aliased" instructions.  Fonts like Verdana or
> Trebuchet should look OK (perhaps even w/o instructing).
> 
> On the libré front, /URWBookmanL-Ligh (or /Bookman-Light) should
> also render well at such resolutions.  (New)? Century Schoolbook
> may also hold up well.
> 
> -JimC