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- The files in this archive are part of a collection of Postscript
- Type 1 fonts which I generated with Softype specifically for use
- with Adobe Type Manager for Windows. Because of the large number
- of fonts in the total collection and the arbitrary system that
- Softype uses in naming its fonts, I haven't taken the time to
- rename the fonts to reflect the typeface that it represents.
-
- If you're unsure of the typeface family in this collection, here
- are the families in the entire series:
-
- ATMHELVE: Nimbus Sans (similar to Helvetica)*
- ATMTIMES: Nimbus Roman (similar to Times Roman)*
- ATMUNCIA: American Uncial
- ATMOLIVE: Antique Olive*
- ATMARIST: Ariston
- ATMBLIPP: Blippo
- ATMBODON: Bodoni*
- ATMBROAD: Broadway
- ATMBRUSH: Brush Script
- ATMCOOPE: Cooper Black
- ATMCOURI: Nimbus Mono (similar to Courier)*
- ATMEURO: Eurostile*
- ATMFLORA: Flora*
- ATMFRUTI: Roissy (similar to Frutiger)*
- ATMFUTUR: Futura*
- ATMGARAM: Garamond and Garamond Medium*
- ATMGOUDY: Goudy Old Style*
- ATMKAUFM: Kaufmann Bold
- ATMLATIN: Latin Wide
- ATMMARIA: Mariage
- ATMBASKE: Baskerville*
- ATMCENTU: Century Schoolbook*
- ATMOLDTO: Old Town
- ATMPALAT: Palacio (similar to Palatino)*
- ATMSLOGA: Slogan
- ATMSTENC: Stencil
- ATMSYMBO: Symbol
- ATMUNIVE: Galaxy (similar to Universe)*
-
- * Also includes bitmapped Laserjet fonts for the smaller sizes.
-
- Each zip file should include the following, in addition to this
- text file:
-
- 1. Postscript PFM and PFB files.
-
- 2. ATMINI.ADD, a text file which you can use in conjunction with
- ATM.INI.
-
- 3. WFNTLOOK.UP, a text file which you can substitute for the file
- of the same name in your Ventura directory if you are using
- Ventura for Windows.
-
- 4. In some cases, a secondary ZIP file containing bitmapped fonts
- for the Laserjet.
-
- In most cases, I have generated not only the plain fonts, but
- also condensed and extended variations. In addition, I have
- generated "normal" oblique versions of the sans serif fonts
- because Softype does not have italic versions of them. (In
- ATMINI.ADD, these oblique fonts are listed as ITALIC and
- BOLDITALIC, just as with the serif fonts, because Ventura for
- Windows does not recognize oblique.)
-
- All of these variations will work with both ATM and Ventura for
- Windows. In fact, they represent almost every variation that you
- can create in Softype that will, in fact, work with these two
- programs.
-
- Here is information about each type of file in this collection:
-
- 1. PFM and PFB Postscript files: These are the actual printer
- fonts. You should install them from the ATM control panel.
-
- 2. ATMINI.ADD: This is a list of each individual Postscript font
- in the series. While you should install the fonts from the ATM
- control panel, so that they will also be reflected in WIN.INI,
- you will find that ATM will assign names that differ slightly
- from those in ATMINI.ADD. You should edit ATM.INI to reflect the
- font names in ATMINI.ADD if you are using Ventura for Windows,
- for the reasons given in the next paragraph.
-
- 3. WFNTLOOK.UP: Ventura for Windows uses this file. The root name
- of every font that you intend to use with Ventura must be
- included here EXACTLY as it appears in ATM.INI or Ventura will
- not recognize the font, even though other Windows programs will.
- You will notice that it was necessary to create unique names for
- the condensed and expanded sets of each font. All of the fonts in
- this series are listed in the included version of WFNTLOOK.UP as
- they appear in ATMINI.ADD.
-
- I recommend that you do one of two things to make sure that all
- of your fonts will be recognized by Ventura:
-
- A. Edit the font names in ATM.INI after you've installed
- them to conform to the names in ATMINI.ADD, then
- substitute my version of WFNTLOOK.UP for yours. (If you
- have edited your version, be sure to transfer your edits
- to the new file.)
-
- OR:
-
- B. Leave the font names in ATM.INI as ATM has installed
- them and make the necessary changes to your copy of
- WFNTLOOK.UP.
-
- I recommend the first option as the safer one unless you have a
- specific reason to use the second. Translated, that means that I
- know the first one works. You may have problems with the second
- method if ATM uses a font description, such as OBLIQUE, that
- Ventura does not recognize.
-
- 4. SFP fonts: I have generated bitmapped SFP fonts for the
- Laserjet of the better text fonts in the 6 to 12 pt. range. In
- order to keep them separate from the Postscript fonts, I have put
- them in a secondary compressed file with the prefix PCL. So, for
- example, ATMBODON.ZIP will include another ZIP file,
- PCLBODON.ZIP, in addition to the PFM, PFB, and text files.
-
- Be sure to unpack the PCL archive to a different directory, since
- it also includes PFM files which could conceivably have the same
- name as one of the PFM files for the Postscript fonts.
-
- I strongly recommend that you install the bitmapped fonts in
- WIN.INI and activate the ATM option to use bitmaps. I have found
- that this can cut printing time in half.
-
- The PCL zips also include a text file, PCL.TXT, which is
- Softype's way of keeping track of what's what. You'll need to
- refer to this file to determine what you have. I recommend that
- you copy this text file to the same directory as your Laserjet
- fonts as it may help in the installation process.
-
- Here's how to translate the listings, using some Century
- Schoolbook fonts as an example:
-
- "New Century Schlbk/700 0/6.00 pt/Portrait",ST000224.PFM,ST000224.SFP
- "New Century Schlbk/700 1/8.00 pt/Portrait",ST000231.PFM,ST000231.SFP
- "New Century Schlbk/400 0/10.00 pt/Portrait",ST000238.PFM,ST000238.SFP
- "New Century Schlbk/400 1/12.00 pt/Portrait",ST000245.PFM,ST000245.SFP
-
- The three-digit number following the first slash mark denotes
- whether the fonts is normal or bold (700 = bold and 400 = normal).
-
- The next single-digit number denotes whether the font is roman or
- italic (0 = roman and 1 = italic).
-
- The number following the second slash mark is the point size.
-
- The filenames are listed following the commas.
-
- So the first font listed above is 6 pt. bold, the second is 8 pt.
- bold italic, the third is 10 pt. roman, and the fourth is 12 pt.
- italic.
-
- You're free to use these fonts any way you want to. Enjoy!
-
- Bob Simanski
- 12802 Briery River Terrace
- Herndon, VA 22070
- 703-359-7090 (work; Fairfax)
- 703-481-6776 (home; Herndon)
- Sat 02-02-1991
-