This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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IBM/Mac Differences
Message #7643
I am using a local print shop to print some PageMaker output for me. They take my MS-DOS disk and convert it to Mac, then print on laser printer. However, some of the Adobe names seem to be different on my IBM than theirs on the Mac (also Adobe). For…
Screen Fonts w/Windows
Message #7638
Why is it I get large spaces in-between words when using any font but Helvetica and Times Roman when ever I use PageMaker, Windows Write, Ami etc. I have the screen fonts for the other typefaces installed and it looks like the font, but obviously there is something wrong with…
Tom, Sonata is now available for the IBM PC!!! Give our sales department a call at 800-344-8335 for ordering information. Lori Haines, Sysop
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Letter Gothic 12 Font
Message #7626
Daryl, Adobe has a Letter Gothic font available for both Macs and PCs. Have you taken a look at our Font & Function catalog to see this might meet your needs? If you need a catalog, give our Sales Support people a call at 800-344-8335. Lori Haines, Sysop
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Disturbing Dingbats
Message #7625
Naomi, I can send you a Character Access Chart for Zapf Dingbats, just leave me your address and I'll take care it. Lori Haines, Sysop
IBM Screen Fonts
Message #7607
Lori, I am still having trouble loading the screen fonts. I used the setup you described. I keep getting a bad command or file name when I use %% ect. My setup is this: Tandy 3000HL, PC, PageMaker 3.0, Dos 3.2, Run-Time Windows 2.03. If you could help I would…
NO ZAPF SCREEN FONTS
Message #7604
COULD USE SOME HELP. I HAVE VENTURA 1.1 AND HAVE PREVIOUSLY LOADED THE UNIVERS FAMILY WITH GOOD RESULTS. I WAS OVERJOYED TO SEE YOU HAVE SCREEN FONTS SO I DOWNLOADED ZF-OTH.ARC AND THE OTHER ASSOCIATED FILES PROBELM IS WHILE EVERYTHING SEEMS OK IN THE LOADING PROCESS, I CAN'T GET THE…
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Screen Fonts
Message #7595
Why is it I get large spaces in-between words when using any font but Helvetica and Times Roman when ever I use PageMaker, Windows Write, Ami etc. I have the screen fonts for the other typefaces installed and it looks like the font, but obviously there is something wrong with…
Fractions / Upgrade
Message #7572
I recently was notified of upgrades on Adobe fonts I own for use with IBM/Windows environment. They installed fine – in fact, it was a much improved and much simpler installation. I noticed that some of the ALT key sequences in the "Standard Character Access Chart" have changed. For examples,…
sonata font/ibm
Message #7566
I've been waiting for an announcement of sonata font for the ibm, which I desperately (OK; maybe "desperately" ought to be reserved for things like Armenia or suchlike) need for my Jim Miller Personal Composer. Is it out yet? It's been Real Soon Now for an awfully long time .…
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Need Format Specs
Message #7426
The technical information about the font files is NOT available. What you need is Adobe's new font downloading disc (available as of a few weeks ago). In there you will find a PARALLEL PRINTER downloader. This loader, naturally, assumes a one-way conversation with the printer. You can use this and…
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#PORT MAC FONTS TO IBM
Message #7292
The version of the fonts Adobe is currently selling cannot be transferred to an IBM and downloaded. The fonts are in MAC binary format and can only be downloaded from a Macintosh. (Our copy-protected version of the fonts, which were replaced quite some time ago, could be saved as a…
AFM Usage
Message #6898
See message 6889, which I think identifies the problem.
windows screen fonts
Message #6854
I have windows 2.0 and need the symbol font for the screen. Could you tell me just how to go about getting it? Once installed would I be able to see the greek alphabet on screen? Thanks hari
Mark, Good luck then with the new versions–it does seem odd though that the problem only occurred with Optima. Well, like you said, hopefully the matter will become academic! -Lori
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#Ventura & Optima
Message #6843
Lori, We have version 1 of the fonts (plastic box, brown-black-turquoise manual). However, we are returning all our fonts for upgrade today so we hope the matter becomes academic to us. We also anticipate upgrading to version 2 of Ventura by the time the upgraded fonts arrive. We haven't called…
PC Screen Font Questions
Message #6482
Adobe's fonts are designed to look the best on EGA or VGA monitors. The change in aspect ratio of a large screen monitor may make a difference in the way the fonts view on screen. It may be that the video card is unable to calculate exactly at certain point…
Oops, Kirk, you accidentally sent your type request to me, when it should have gone to Lori. Lori, are you listening?
Thanks, Lori, for passing on my request for Gill Sans. Know that I know there's a way to pass these suggestions on, expect to hear a few more requests from me.
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#New Fonts
Message #6190
Lori, If the talk over in the Aldus Forum is correct, we should be telling you which fonts we'd like to see. I would love to see ITC Grizzly or is that Grizly? Either way I'm crazy about it as a display face. Thanks for listening. Kirk Breault
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New IBM Font Downloader
Message #6189
[SIGH] OK, I've survived this long. I've been known to run across the office yelling "Don't turn off that printer!!!!!" I look forward to it. Any idea when the PC version of Illustrator might be around?
Lori, Sorry, but I don't quite understand your reply. I don't think we bought PC fonts. We have the fonts that came in our NEC and I have purchased one additional set of fonts (Helvetica light and bold) from Adobe. (That set came with screen fonts, as well.) I presume…
#Serial and Parallel
Message #6139
Dennis, I noticed your comment re: what your "in-house guru" told you about the PC fonts. Currently, yes they can only be downloaded via serial port, HOWEVER, in the next week or so we will have a new version of PC fonts that can be downloaded over parallel port as…
#New Fonts
Message #6138
David, Well, yours is the third request in a month (that I know of) for Gill Sans. As I mentioned previously, these are passed to the Product Managers on a monthly basis (last month there were also three requests). New font releases occur quarterly, and as soon as I know…
BDF fonts
Message #5911
Regarding your question about fonts in a "BDF" format–Adobe provides Macintosh and IBM binary formats for printer fonts and corresponding screen fonts. The IBM formats are for the Windows & Ventura environment and include .PFB (printer fonts), .FON (screen font files) and .PFM (printer font metric files) for Windows and…