On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Karel Jansens wrote:
> > It substitutes them for PostScript fonts. I write in Notes using Casual,
> > and all of my notes come out in Times. For some of the special chars
> > (Option-whatever on the keyboard) it seems to use bitmapps, I use Option-8
> > as a bullet character and it's a little blocky when I print it to my
> > Personal LaserWriter NTR.
> >
> That is extremely interesting, since it would mean that the Newton sends
> a regular PostScript file to the printer, instead of an encapsulated
> bitmap, as I feared it would.
That's absolutely correct. But it'll only do it with network printers
(LocalTalk or EtherTalk), not with the Print Pack cable.
> This would also mean that, if I were able to redirect the PostScript
> output to a file, I could pipe the file through GhostScript and get good
> printouts from my Newton until I can get hold of a real PostScript
> printer (preferrably one that is for free, of course ;^) ).
Yep, you can. You just need a server with an AppleTalk stack and set up a
print queue that creates an AppleTalk printer and saves the job to a .ps
file. Certainly doable with a Linux or *BSD box, probably with SGIs since
IRIX does have AppleTalk support, not sure about anything else including
Windows.
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