Four times (4X) fonts are provided for the LaserWriter IIsc so the resolution
image created in the off-screen bit-map by the LaserWriter IIsc driver will
correspond to the resolution of the printer. Because these fonts are
bit-mapped fonts, they can be printed directly from the Macintosh screen to the
LaserWriter IIsc. Any intrinsic font (a font whose characteristics are entirely
defined by a font resource) can be used by the LaserWriter IIsc without
modification.
Because the full set of LaserWriter IIsc fonts requires 1.5 megabytes of
storage, only the plain intrinsic fonts are included. Sources of additional
fonts will be third party developers, shareware, etc. Or you can create your
own fonts by using a third party program such as FONTastic by AltSys.
The five style selections (bold, italic, underline, outline, shadow) can easily
be derived by QuickDraw. QuickDraw uses an algorithm to derive the desired
style if the intrinsic font is not available. The information necessary for
calculating a specific style is stored in the font family record, FOND.
The LaserWriter IIsc driver requests a scaling factor of 4:1 when intercepting
the QuickDraw commands to the Font Manager. If you select a font for which
there is not an associated four times (4X) font in the system file, the Font
Manager uses an algorithm to find another font that can be scaled ("scaling"
refers to the resizing, compression, or expansion of a character by QuickDraw.)
The LaserWriter IIsc does not support font substitution.
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