Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
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From: tom@mims-iris.waterloo.edu (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: Re: Windows not auto-downloading softfonts
Message-ID: <1991Jun5.101310.2496@watserv1.waterloo.edu>
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Organization: University of Waterloo, WATMIMS Research Group
References: <1991Jun3.210027.118@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <390@dosbears>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1991 10:13:10 GMT
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> mdcg7180@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael David Carr) writes:
>> I've followed the directions to the tee, but when I go to print
>> using any [not previously loaded] soft font, I get the printer's
>> built in font (Courier).  This happens whether I'm using a Windows
>> app or not.

Mike Lipsie <dosbears!mikel@pyramid.com> writes:
> That's because Windows (and Word for Windows) does not support
> temporary softfonts.  In fact, as you examine all the choices
> you will notice that Windows considers a font as something it
> downloads now (during Printer Setup), at boot-up time, or that
> you will take care of.

That's not Windows; it's either the DeskJet and/or HP's DeskJet printer
driver.  Temporary soft fonts work just fine in Word for Windows -- as 
long as you have a LaserJet!

> You don't say which DeskJet you have but remember you need quite
> a bit of memory to hold a downloaded font.

Downloaded soft fonts actually don't take much memory at all!  For a LaserJet,
a 10-point Avant Garde takes a mere 20K, with a 20-point at 71K, both including
all international characters.  Italics and Bold are extra, of course...

[ \tom haapanen --- university of waterloo --- tom@mims-iris.waterloo.edu ]
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