Type troubleshooting on the Mac: the care and feeding of fonts
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Adobe Type Manager (ATM) from Adobe Systems, is the most important tool for Macintosh users who do desktop publishing. Rasterization is used by ATM to convert fonts for screen viewing, directly from downloadable Type 1 PostScript fonts. Single-sized bit maps only look good at their designed sizes. ATM allows the user to eliminate several sets of screen fonts that use up disk space; only one size of each font needs to be saved, preferably the 10-point size. Italic styles can also be discarded, as ATM converts italic styles from the printer outlines. Utilities such as Suitcase II from Fifth Generation Systems and MasterJuggler from ALSoft can be relied on to manage which fonts are available at which times. Users of System 7.0 are advised to place fonts into suitcases, which can be done with Suitcase II 2.0. A common oversight is not notifying the service bureau about one of the fonts used in a job. A log should be kept of the fonts used directly in the file.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1992
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Type troubleshooting on the PC: the care and feeding of fonts
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Management of fonts on IBM PCs and compatible microcomputers involves dealing with a legacy of idiosyncratic development by software companies. Experts and novice users alike can fall into problem areas and must learn good management techniques. After the introduction of the Adobe PostScript page description language in 1985, PCs could take advantage of the scalable font technology. Some software companies resisted adding PostScript capability to their applications, and every program handled fonts differently. Several fonts must be differentiated regardless of the type of printer that is used. One of the font limitations of Windows is the inability to verify whether or not a particular font is available; only the font family is listed in the font selection list of most Windows programs. Font handling will be more consistent once software publishers become more comfortable and capable of writing Windows software.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1992
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Preflight takes off: a thorough checklist and the right software tools help avoid file crashes in the imagesetter
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Most service-bureau operators have established job-intake procedures, called preflight procedures, that catch likely problems before they go to the imagesetter. However, leaving all preflight procedures to a service bureau costs designers both time and money. Designers should implement their own procedures, including using program templates rather than reusing old files; running test prints whenever a new technique is used, such as using a new font; proofing jobs on a laser or composite color printer; using an Adobe PageMaker or QuarkXPress add-on to get a report on the file; and running a file through a PostScript proofing program. Designers should also use utilities for printing files to disk and consider sending all files to the service bureau as PostScript print files. Surprisingly, many difficulties with graphics output are caused by fonts.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1995
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