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Fairbairn read it.
Paul – I hate it when lurkers fade … -Tom-
Thanks for the information, Tom.
..a lurker jumps out from behind a msg thread and … How about $2495 for a PostSript printer similar to the GCC BLP sound? and then the lurker fades off into the msg stacks….
Beth – The interface is similar, plus it can read text from formatted Word, MacWrite, and WriteNow documents. The shareware fee on McSink is $45.00. You can get Vantage mail order for $54.00. So, for the extra nine bucks, it's worth it. -Tom-
Dave – I got it! — don
Is the interface similar, or has it been improved? Am I likely to want the commercial program if I'm not heavily into macros, and I already have a spell checker?
Thanks for the info. Is the interface about the same? Do you find the word processor import/export features useful enough that they are likely to make the program worthwhile for someone who isn't heavily into macros and already has a spell checker (Thunder II).
Thanks, I'll check them out. Philip Bishop Bishop Communications Narragansett, RI
The commercial version has the spellcheck stuff, macro support and word processor import/export features
Beth – Well, what exactly do you want to know? -Tom-
There's really no need to use Fontagrapher that I can see. I'm still hoping to get a demo of ParaFonts for the forum, but I've seen it in action and you can make perfect fractions (even from Adobe fonts) with it. It's a very exciting new program available from Design…
Phil, I'm assuming that you or someone else hand-coded your PostScript file that you want to place in Illustrator or PageMaker. Go to the Adobe Forum (GO ADOBE) and go the PostScript Library (can't remember the number offhand). Search for a document with the keyword of EPS or EPSF. It…
I'm looking to use fractions in Word, FreeHand and PageMaker (all Mac versions). I guess I could put something together myself in Fontographer. Thanks for your help. Philip Bishop Bishop Communications Narragansett, RI
Tom, I appreciate the reply, but I'm afraid I'm still a bit mystified. Could you or someone else give me a little more info?
Don, I hope you didn't miss the point: it was a _quarter_ of a giggle for your _two-bit_ humor. Dave
##Adobe Streamline
Message #6280
RE Streamline: I don't know whats best, but I've learned what can work…. I'm using a 300 dpi scanner with 16 grey scale (?) scanner (canon) and if Fairbairn is reading this I would like a 256 scale!!!! I'm using Macscan with it, and the solution for quality is the…
From:
Thom Hartmann <HiResOp>
Desktop Publishing Forum
· Using Macs for DTP
January 25, 1990 3:00 PM
John, You're exactly right – the DTP program (or graphics program) creates the halftone when you're driving the image to the Lino or printer, and you can usually, at that time, choose the screen frequency (100 line, 120 line, etc.), angle (45 degree, 90 degree, etc.), and type (dot, line,…
[continued] import editorial copy from the SCS-8000 Editorial system as well as other editorial systems and ad makeup from both Macintosh and non-Macintosh devices. $2,750 per workstation. Software Consulting Services 3162 Bath Pike Nazareth, PA 18064 (215) 837-8484 SpectreSeps QX Allows QuarkXPress to do continuous tone color separations on TIFF…
#XPress XTensions
Message #6270
There are many QuarkXTensions that are "Great Unknowns". I believe that there is a listing in the library, but I will post it here for the sake of completeness! Mark Niemann-Ross Quark 3rd Party Marketing Manager Quark, Inc., creators of QuarkXPress and QuarkXTensions, would like to assist you in making…
Oops…the QuarkXTras package works with QuarkXPress 2.12. Mark Niemann-Ross Quark 3rd Party Marketing Manager
If you would like, you can send me a copy of the font. Usually, before we can fix a problem, we have to duplicate it in-house. Mark Niemann-Ross Quark 3rd Party Marketing Manager
#Postscript->EPS
Message #6253
Hi there. I've got a PostScript file that prints properly when sent to a laser printer. I need to either convert it to Encapsulated PostScript, or put it into Adobe Illustrator (or PageMaker). Anybody know how I do that? …phil
Gee, Thanks Thom for the great explanation. I assume then the program that is sending to the Lino is what applies the "line screen" or "dot screen" that the offset process will need to print the half-tone. Is that right? I don't use Xpress, we have Pagemaker 3.02 for the…
#McSink vs Vantage
Message #6235
Beth – In a nutshell, Vantage (the commercial version) runs rings around McSink, including spell checking and macros. -Tom-
[Continued] 6. Color printing on laser is useful only for comps. The quality is not adequate for reproduction and unless you need a color original (for overheads or one-time shots) the price is not worth it. Let me know what questions these answers generate and I'll get back to you…
Well, this *is* a good place to ask . Here's some suggestions in order of your questions: 1. With the equipment you've got, you'll be better off using your AT for graphics work rather than the Mac+. You can use either PageMaker or Ventura or one of the low end…
Philip, The Adobe expert collections have a small selection of fractions and superscript and subscript numerals with which you can create proper fractions.
Mark, What are the differences between the shareware and commercial versions of McSink?
Dave – "a quarter of a giggle"! — I'm insulted, it was worth at least a guffaw and a half 🙂 — don
I've been using a takeoff on a Palatino with fractions and altered characters created with current fontographer, and in Quark 2.12…with no problem so far (knock on wood), BUT in one instance, the em dash completely disappeared from the font and I had to recreate it (only in the screen…
#HELP! Much info needed
Message #6148
Hello! I need a LOT of information, and the folks at Macpro said this was the place to ask. I work for a retail mail-order gift fruit shipper in Florida. We are thinking of buying a laser printer to do our own brochures, coupons, confirmation letters, weekly reminders, and that…
That's exactly what I was hinting at, Jon. Give Quark tech support a call if you've been unable to use XPress 2.12 for any reason. Relief is available!
Brad: Any word yet on the kerning pair problem in Quark 2.12? I've still got 2.11 installed at work because I need the pair support, but I'm really getting used to the Xtras that I use at home (which don't work in 2.12). –jon
Brian, Do these Fontographer fonts have more than a couple of hundred kern pairs in them, by any chance? If so, I highly recommend you give Quark one more call. You may get the satisfaction you require (as of today or yesterday). If you don't "get no satisfaction" leave me…
Thanks, I'll give it a try.
#Fontographer & Quark
Message #6098
Has anyone out there experienced problems using Fontographer-created fonts with Quark XPress 2.12? I had no problems with version 2.11, but the newest release does strange things with character widths – as you type characters it gradually clips the displayed characters off on the right side. This totally destroys any…
If you've used Letraset's Design Studio, it let's you create a fraction with a key command…
Philip, That would partly depend on what program you're using. Leave the answer to that, and I'm sure someone can give you a short term solution to your problem. Also, you may want to check out a (relatively) new program called ParaFont, by Design Science. (We have a demo of…
Don, I'll give you a quarter of a giggle for that 2-bit humor. Dave
#Fractions on the Mac
Message #6080
What do I need in order to get my Mac (SE) to display and print fractions as they appear in the real world? Philip Bishop Bishop Communications Narragansett, RI
#Adobe Streamline
Message #6054
This can also be done using McSink… I'll include their ordering blurb for those of you interested… Mark Niemann-Ross ———— Order McSink by sending check or money order to: Preferred Software, Inc. 5100 Poplar Ave., Suite 706 Memphis, TN 38137 Or you can place a VISA or MC order at…
From:
Thom Hartmann <HiResOp>
Desktop Publishing Forum
· Using Macs for DTP
January 23, 1990 8:10 AM
John, We haven't experienced any problem scanning 1-bit stuff with Microtek's DA (or with VersaScan, their dedicated program that we've used for years previous to the new DA) at all. It's _very_important_ to keep the glass on your scanner clean, and dirty glass is about the only problem we've ever…
Over on the Adobe forum is a utility called SendPS which you use on the Macintosh accomplish the same as the DOS COPY PRN command (who says the Mac is easier?). Load SendPS and you will be asked for the filename. Click on the Ventura C00 file and your file…
#Ventura via Mac?
Message #5993
I run Ventura on my 286 clone, but only have dot-matrix printer. I do, however, have access to a Postscript printer which is hooked to a Mac IIcx. The IIcx will read DOS-formatted disks. Is there anyway to print a Ventura chapter to disk, then have it printed to the…
#Adobe Streamline
Message #5987
Thom, I'm curious about something. You mentioned using your Microtek DA for 1-bit scans and Digital Darkroom for scanning photos. First question, using the DA, I've found a lot of "noise" in the white areas of my artwork (random dots all over the place), once I open it in Streamline,…
#Adobe Streamline
Message #5983
Dave – Yep. You can get a 1-bit scan, a 4-bit, 6-bit, or 8-bit — nobody makes a 2-bit scanner (at least that they will admit to!) 🙂 — don
Quark Quirk
Message #5978
Mike, Continuing the conversation we started over in Aldus. The realization that Quark XPress hyphenation exceptions might be causing layout problems at our SB came to me shortly after I made those comments about XPress spacing problems at the SB CO a couple of weeks ago. Now I've run into…
#ATM Word 4.0 Utility
Message #5967
Brad, Thanks for the help. Only question I have at the moment is "where can I get an inexpensive LaserWriter?" I like the forum. -Dave
Re print specify before export: Verrrrrry interesting.
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