This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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#Bitstream vs. ATM
Message #6463
I'm going to query Adobe on this also, but just thought I'd ask here. I set up some pages to compare my Bitstream freebies to Adobe type in PageMaker and ATM conked out completely. I was putting Bitstreams Century Schoolbook on the same page as Adobe's New Century Schoolbook, and…
#CompuServe Magazine
Message #6462
CompuServe Magazine uses Helvetica Narrow! I can't believe my eyes. What a mess. What a bunch of cheapskates. They're going to get some GO FEEDBACK from me on this.
It's hearing stories like these that make me glad I'm on the creative end, and not the "service" end of the graphics business. I have enough trouble dissuading clients who have set ideas about what type they want to use, what colour it should be, what stock should be used,…
Hey, Don, I agree. That was part of the point of my message to Tripp. I certainly have _not_ forgotten typewriter type, or for the more adventurous amateurs, creating entire blocks of body copy entirely of broken Letraset! However, listening to all these horror stories… What's an honest designer to…
Dan: I had to laugh out loud (images of a parastic alien monster grabbing Metamorphisis, sucking out it guts and regurgitating them in a different form leapt to mind) at your comment, but it was right to the "ethical/moral" point. I'm an artist, and if what I am hearing about…
Sorry, if I misinterpreted you. Looking back over the messages, I think my misunderstanding had something to do with the probable loss of hinting when converting fonts Royal PS. If the Line Layout Manager is part of the operating system, shouldn't it work with _any_ kind of fonts the system…
[continued] Elliptical 711 (Melior). However, if space is more of a consideration than style, you may want to go with the Melior instead, although its regular weight seems a little bit weak. Sans Serif: Humanist 777 (Frutiger): A little less elegant than Gill, but a little more elegant than Univers.…
#Bitstream at 300 dpi
Message #5976
As luck would have it, my free fonts and type catalogue from Bitstream arrived today, the day after my lengthy message to you. So, as per my promise in MacDesign Forum, here are some choices I think you should consider for 300 dpi output. I remember your asking about a…
Can this be true? My mind is doing somersaults just thinking of the ramifications. Is nothing sacred any more?
Finally, a bit of good news! I was beginning to wonder if I should bother upgrading (whenever the fabled upgrade might appear).
#Y U Would Want Royal
Message #5883
If, as you and I both seem to think, the Royal market will be a low-res market, why would users want to convert their PostScript fonts (or vice versa), given the subsequent probable loss of hinting? And why convert your fonts to Royal if they still work on your PS…
Y U Would Want Royal
Message #5882
Tripp: but aren't the combined profits of Apple and Microsoft in an even better position to stand a little trimming. If this turns into a real contest, if Royal is a contender instead of a pretender, I think they've got the advantage over Adobe in terms of price cutting.
How hard is it to remove/replace the optical disk in the NeXT? And how expensive is it to have a backup on hand when your other disk is at the SB for output? And how do you back up your optical disk to another optical disk before you send it…
Of course, I agree with you. And hopefully, as people use dtp, and start comparing their stuff with "real" design and typography that they see in the real world, they'll start noticing the differences and start educating themselves. They already are, of course, witness the dtp magazines and this very…
Y U Would Want Royal
Message #5878
This thread is so much fun, it's making me dizzy! There's so much to think about, and yet it's almost all speculation! Anyway, onwards! Yes, thanks for clearing up my assumptions regarding PS/2 and OS/2. However, I don't think many would like to run OS/2 on a 286, even if…
[continued] think that's to their credit. And if a historical face has to be adjusted to turn out well at 300 dpi, I think that's acceptable. Now, I think more properly your argument is that because type is being designed for use at 300 dpi, it is being ruined for…
Whew, I hope can reply to at least some of your points. I didn't think you were slamming dtp (else, why are you in this forum?), and I thought I'd be clever and beat Kathleen to the punch. And after I posted my message I realized I still has some…
Y U Would Want Royal
Message #5874
Yes, things could open up enormously. It makes you wonder if Apple really thought this thing through, or whether they let vengeance/sour grapes spoil their thinking. But is type really that important to most computer users. Sure, we care about it, but your average business (even your big business), in…
Tom: let me say it again. You're not going to find a decent 300 dpi Optima. You'll be wasting your money, no matter what the price. Since you are concerned with type quality, my advice is just forget it and look for something else. Sorry, that's the way it goes.
[continued] Goudy: No – the serifs are too delicate and it has many subtle curves and angles which will be lost. Serifa: Maybe – the strokes are even, the face is slightly square and the serifs (since its a slab serif face) are strong and flat. Lucida Sans and Serif:…
#300 DPI Optima?
Message #5870
Tom, I am not a fan of Optima in general, but that has no bearing on my next remark. Which is: I would not trust ANY 300 dpi version of Optima. And it's exactly what you've read about those subtle flares that dooms it. All my following remarks have mainly…
#DTP gone bad!
Message #5492
Wait a Minute! Tripp, if "most" dtpers can't tell Garamond from Times and couldn't care less, who the heck is buying all these fonts? Maybe they don't complain about the "cut" of faces, like Kathleen or I might, but if they're buying something that isn't built into their printer they…
Sharing Members' Samples
Message #2613
Drew: Here are the results of my investigations: There are two freeware programmes available in the Macintosh Communications Forum (GO MACCOM), Library 4. ZIPPOP.BIN will de-archive MS-DOS files archived using PKARC (these have the suffix .ZIP). ARCPOP.BIN will de-archive MS-DOS files archived using ARC (these have the suffix .ARC). There…
PS Output Problem
Message #6583
I'm not sure if this is a PostScript problem or a typeface problem. If you'll recall from my previous frantic messages, I'm running PM 1.0a on an AT clone with Windows 286 version 2.1 (to which I recently upgraded). A very annoying problem happened on a recent job and I…
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.