Laser Printer Applications Manual

Hints: Wheretoget fonts

● YoucatiprintanydownloadablefontthatworksontheHPLascrJctseries

II. Severalothercompaniesselldownloadablefontswhicharecompat-

iblewithyourStarLaserPrinter8.TheBitstreamCorporationin Boston

isoneof themorepopular;Conographicis another.Xeroxincludesa set

of fontswithits VenturaPublisherdesktoppublishingsoftware,which

youcan use withyourprinter’sLaserJetII emulation.

● The SoftCraftcompanynow markets a Bitstmam-developedproduct

called“Fontwarc”.WithFontwareyoucangeneratebit-mappedfontsof

anysizefroma libraryof outlinefonts.In outlinefontseachcharacter’s

profileisdefinedjust onceandtheprintergeneratesanyfontheightfrom

thatprofile,whichsavesprintermemory.

Outlinefontsdemandawesomecomputingpowerof theprinterthough,

so they’ve been availableonly on laser printers considerablymore

expensive than the Star LaserPrinter 8. Now, with programs like

Fontware,yourStarLaserPrinter8 canturnoutelegantprintin anysize

withoutthathighprice.

● Don’thesitateto ask yourStardealerwhereyoucan buy cartridgeand

downloadablefonts.If you reallycan’tfind the one youneed,you can

designanddownloadyourowncustomizedfonts.Thisisnoemyjob,but

if you’recuriousit’sdescribedin chapter4.