Victor Rehorst wrote:
>
> On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Karel Jansens wrote:
>
> > So, what I'm interested in to know is, when the Newton prints to a
> > genuine PostScript printer, does it still use its own built-in bitmapped
> > fonts, or does it substitute them for the printer's PostScript fonts? If
> > the latter is the case, I might splash out the dough for a PostScript
> > printer for the Newton (I seem to remember that someone once made a
> > portable, thermal transfer, PostScript printer, IIRC it was one of the
> > Citizen PNxx series).
>
> 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.
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 ;^) ).
Thanks.
-- Karel Jansens kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be"We're here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and we're all out of gum." (Dr. Zulu of Team Diotoir on Robot Wars Extreme)
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