#Postscript printing
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The only real advantage of Postscript in a spreadsheet (IMHO) is if it
saves 3D charts & graphs. I can load data from a spreadsheet now into CED
or a wp program, make changes and then import into ProPage. A spreadsheet
savinging files compatible with ProDraw is what we really need.
Also everyone is wasting their time on a Postscript program that does not
support a large collection of standard fonts. I have 35 Postscript fonts
now and it is not enough to do quality work.
I think one of the biggest mistakes made by professionals, and those who
write programs for professionals, is the mistaken notion that if a program
does not offer every bell, whistle, and font that a professional would
require, that it is a watse of time. I can assure you, both from my
experience and from having been told by others, that a home hobbyist just
loves to get his hands on a program that has, in the past, only been
targetted toward the professional, regardless of whether that program
includes all that the pro version does.
In the case of a PostScript interpreter that sells for $89.00, and that
only has two fonts, I think you will find that it will be a big seller.
Sure, a pro would require more. Sure, a pro would look at 9 pin or 24 pin
printed output and proclaim it garbage, but remember, it has to be a
gazillion times better than the 'preview' mode of ProPage, or the typically
jaggy fonts of most low end DTP or WP outputs.
That does not even take into account the ability to use block structured
graphics that are not limited to the screen resolution.
Hey, I work on deskside machines that can run programs 10 times faster
than the Amiga. I have a Gigabyte of disk storage, 16 megs of memory, and
a multitasking multi-user operating system at my beck and call. If I were
to take the attitude that anything less is 'a waste of time', I would not
have an Amiga. On the other hand i wouldn't have the machine I wanted
either, because the price is way out of my range.
Thanks for your kind words!
I know the lack of fonts in PrintScript will cause problems for
professionals. We do support additional fonts from other vendors, such as
LaserUp! The Mac market has MANY vendors of PostScript fonts: I would
expect that more fonts will appear in the Amiga market as PostScript
becomes more of a force here. At least I sure hope so! (BTW, Mac fonts
are now running at least $46 per font, and the Adobe fonts are $127 or more
each; the LaserUp! Amiga font disk contains 3 separate fonts, fully
scalable, for $39.)
PrintScript is certainly not an adequate substitute for a PostScript
printer and an exhaustive set of fonts FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING
PROFESSIONALS. Such professionals need all the capabilities of a
professional- and expensivesystem. (Given the products currently available
in the different markets, they'd probably do best with a Mac, in fact.) But
PrintScript will, I hope, be a useful tool for people who are just getting
started in DTP- who are bootstrapping their ways up- AND for people who
occasionally want to do a bit of DTP and make it look as good as possible.
It would also be useful for generating a rough draft of a document to check
the layout, before taking it to an official PostScript printing bureau.
Amanda Fisher, Pixelations
Amanda:
Can you send me information on your product?
W.R. Leach
4951 D Clairemont Square Suite 233
San Diego, 92117
I am particularly interested in something that can use the available
resolution of the HP Laserjet for Graphics. Do you support the JetSet
fonts from C-LTD? These are a very nice group of fonts. In fact using
these fonts and Word Perfect most anything that could be wanted from a Text
standpoint can be done (though not as conveniently as might be hoped for).
City Desk has proven to work quite well for text on the HP (again using
JetSet fonts) but I rather poor for graphics. 73, bill