Re: DDS PRTF FONT QUESTIONS

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Buck - thankyou - the *pointsize is what i needed. I am printing to a spool
file, running thru a pdf tool (splamatic) which writes the file to the ifs,
and
my cgi points the browser to the ifs url, Adobe brings the doc up to print.
thanks again
jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Buck Calabro" <Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 11:14 AM
Subject: RE: DDS PRTF FONT QUESTIONS


> >I am looking for a list of fonts than can be used in DDS print file
> >type *AFPDS.
>
> There isn't a graphical list as far as I know; my experience in the past
is
> that the fonts appear a bit different on each manufacturer's printer.
>
> >I have to do a form with data that has over 10
> >different character sizes, some bold, some not.
>
> It sounds like somebody has already chosen the fonts/sizes?
>
> >I started creating a sample of each font, but this will take a while.
>
> It will indeed.
>
> >I need a font that can scale from tiny legal print to 1/2 inch
> >characters. Bold, italic & regular.
>
> "a font" like a single font, or several fonts?  At least one bold, one
> italic, one small, one large?
>
> >Also don't understand the character size on typographic fonts.
> >I thought a size = 1 is 1/72 inch, 2=2/72, etc. But when I do
> >font 2304 (Helvetica Roman) size 1 looks like regular 10 cpi,
> >not the tiny print of 1/72 inch. The CRTPRTF fails if I specify
> >a size of 0.2 to try & get smaller.
>
> It works for me here on V4R5, and I suspect it was OK on V4R3 but I can't
> prove it. Did you compile devtype(*AFPDS)?
> 1'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
>  FONT(2304 (*POINTSIZE 10))
>  SPACEA(1)
>
> I can't read the pointsize 1... 1/72nd of an inch is pretty small!
>
> >Can anyone help me with what works here? Must be done
> >by tomorrow. Do not have AFP product or PSF other than
> >base parts loaded by default. V4R4 - (V4R5 soon).
>
> Tight schedules are no fun.  There's no simple way to get a printed
listing
> that I know of.  Make the samples and get approval from the layout person.
> Here's my template:
>
> 1'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
>  FONT(221)
>  SPACEA(1)
> 1'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
>  FONT(221)
>  SPACEA(1)
> 1'1234567890'
>  FONT(221)
>  SPACEA(1)
> 4'Prestige 15 (221)'
>  SPACEA(1)
>
> Buck Calabro
> Commsoft; Albany, NY
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