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Subject:Re: PostScript. From:"Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- EXPERSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 5 Jan 1996 13:56:56 -0800
At 11:37 AM 1/5/96, Ed Marsh wrote:
>PostScript (PS) is the standard for the printing industry. If you send
>your doc out to a printer, you'll have to use Type 1 fonts. Type 1
>fonts are generally of better quality than TrueType.
Not altogether true, Ed. I have successfully generated postscript
print files using TrueType fonts. And while Type1 fonts may be
of better quality, TrueTypes can and do produce a more-than-
acceptable page.
Sue Gallagher
Expersoft Corporation
San Diego, CA
sgallagher -at- expersoft -dot- com
