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June 27, 2000 Make Your Own AFP Fonts with AFP Font Collection's Type Transformer for Windows
At a GlanceThe AFP Font Collection provides fonts and utilities that enable consistent printing across all IBM system environments and Windows NT. Now, the optional Type Transformer and Utilities feature is available for use with Windows NT.
For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001). OverviewDo you need to design your key business documents to communicate more effectively with your customers, but you think you're limited to the fonts that came with your IBM Advanced Function Presentation (AFP™) printing software? Then you will appreciate the new Type Transformer and Utilities for Windows™ feature that is now included in IBM AFP Font Collection for Workstations and OS/400®. This feature lets you purchase fonts from any type vendor and easily turn them into AFP fonts for your important AFP print applications so that your message has a unique look for your targeted business. The Type Transformer and Utilities feature, which was previously available only for the OS/2® environment, now works with Windows NT™. The OS/2 feature is being withdrawn. Key PrerequisitesThe Type Transformer and Utilities for Windows feature of AFP Font Collection Version 2.1.1 runs on any PC capable of supporting Windows NT. A PC with a Pentium™ 300 or equivalent processor is recommended. Windows NT 4.0 or later is required. Planned Availability DateDescriptionWhat is the AFP Font Collection? The IBM AFP Font Collection provides a comprehensive set of fonts and utilities to give you consistent printed output on AFP printers using 240 or 300 dots per inch (dpi) raster fonts, or on AFP printers that use outline fonts at any resolution. The fonts provided with this program can be installed in IBM's AIX®, OS/400, and OS/2 operating systems, and in Windows. The fonts provided in the companion product, IBM AFP Font Collection for OS/390®, VM and VSE, can be installed in S/390. The Type Transformer and Utilities for Windows feature also includes compatible outline fonts in the standard Type 1 and Character Identifier (CID) keyed outline font architectures. These fonts can be used with the AFP Viewer to view your AFP documents in Windows or OS/2 environments, or on a Web server via the Netscape or Internet Explorer Web browsers with WYSIWYG fidelity to the printed AFP document. What's New in This Release? The new Type Transformer and Utilities optional feature of AFP Font Collection provides programs that let you convert any Type 1 or CID font typeface in the market into an AFP font. FontLab Editor even lets you modify those fonts to meet your unique design requirements. To support these new capabilities in the Windows environment, Font Collection now includes the same AFP fonts that are available for IBM operating systems in a Windows NT format. The corresponding Type 1 and CID-keyed outline fonts are also included. Type Transformer The Single-Byte Character Set (SBCS) Type Transformer transforms Type 1 outline fonts to 240-dpi or 300-dpi raster format, or AFP outline font format for use on AFP printers. The Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) Type Transformer transforms CID-keyed outline fonts into AFP 240-dpi raster and AFP outline font formats. It has a new GUI to help build DBCS fonts, and a Job Manager to control execution of the jobs. Code Page Editor The Code Page Editor has a new GUI that allows you to convert an AFP code page object into a text-readable file. You can then edit the file with any text editor to add, change, or delete code point assignments, character identifier assignments, and global code point control information. The edited file is then rebuilt into a code page object. Coded Font Editor The Coded Font Editor has a new GUI that allows you to convert an AFP coded font object into a text readable file. You can then edit the file using any text editor to add, change, or delete character set and code page assignments. For coded fonts that name AFP outline character sets, you can also change the point size. The edited file is then rebuilt into an AFP coded font object. AFP Object Store AFP Object Store is a utility that lets you transfer AFP objects from the PC to OS/390, VM, VSE and OS/400 in the respective formats required for printing. Objects are reblocked on OS/390 and VM. A transfer mechanism is provided for font object sets to VSE and OS/400. Font Utilities from Soft Union The Soft Union utilities consist of five programs that help you customize fonts for your application's unique requirements.
Year 2000This product does not have date dependencies and is, therefore, Year 2000 ready. Euro CurrencyThis program is EuroReady. For more information on the implications of the euro, visit the IBM euro Web site at: EuroReady Products IBM considers an IBM product to be EuroReady if the product, when used in accordance with its associated documentation, is capable of correctly processing monetary data in the euro denomination and of respecting the euro currency formatting conventions (including the euro sign). This assumes that all other products (that is, hardware, software, firmware, and so forth) that are used with this product are also EuroReady. IBM hardware products that are EuroReady may or may not have an engraved euro sign key on their keyboards. Currently, EuroReady status applies primarily to IBM products specific to the EMU countries. Products that are not specific to these countries are deemed to be "not ready" for euro unless otherwise stated in the product's country-specific specifications. IBM Hardware Ready IBM supplies certain IBM products which include third party software (pre-loaded or not) and/or third party attached hardware. In these instances IBM is not in a position to assert that these third party products are, in themselves, EuroReady. Therefore, such IBM products will be designated as Hardware ready. EuroReady Solutions IBM considers a solution to be EuroReady when the solution providers have:
and can clearly demonstrate this by:
The euro capabilities of a EuroReady solution will be clearly identified as features of the Solution specification as described in the contracts document. Product PositioningIBM AFP Font Collection is a member of the family of software products that support IBM's de facto industry standard AFP/IPDS™ printing architecture. AFP printing solutions are now available on OS/390, VM, VSE, OS/400, AIX, OS/2 and Windows NT. The Type Transformer and Utilities feature gives AFP application developers the flexibility to select any typeface available in the market in a Type 1 or CID-keyed outline format, modify it if desired, and convert it into an AFP font for printing on AFP printers from 12 to over 1000 pages per minute. Reference Information
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PublicationsThe following publication can be ordered from Mechanicsburg after planned availability. Publications can be ordered using the Publication Notification System (PNS).
Order
Title Number
IBM AFP(TM) Fonts: Type Transformer G544-5726
for Windows(TM) User's Guide
Technical InformationSpecified Operating EnvironmentHardware Requirements: A PC capable of running Windows NT™ is required. A Pentium™ 300 processor or equivalent with 64 M RAM is recommended. 500 MB hard disk storage should be sufficient for most installations.
Software Requirements
Compatibility: Font objects produced by the AFP Font Collection, Type Transformer and Utilities for Windows, are fully compatible with objects created using the same utilities available as the "Outline Fonts and Programs for OS/2®" feature, which is being withdrawn and replaced by the equivalent function in Windows.
Limitations: The FontLab Editor in the Type Transformer and Utilities for Windows feature is third party software. It is provided with the AFP Font Collection to offer a complete font solution, including editing of outline fonts. Customers may report problems with this utility through IBM Software Service. However, IBM cannot guarantee that fixes will be provided in every case. Security, Auditability, and ControlAFP Type Transformer and Utilities use the security and auditability features of the Windows NT operating system. The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities. Ordering InformationAFP Font Collection Version 2 for Workstations and OS/400® has a single per install charge unit, with multiple features that are separately orderable. Each feature has a one-time charge (OTC). Any combination of features can be ordered. Ordering information for the AFP Single-byte (Latin 1-5) Font features, and for the Double-byte Font features, is as described in Software Announcement 298-314 , dated September 8, 1998, and Software Announcement 298-453 , dated December 15, 1998. To order the new Type Transformer and Utilities for Windows feature, select the OTC and medium feature numbers below. Also, specify asset registration feature number 9001 if you are not currently a licensed user of the AFP Font Collection, program number 5648-B45. Program Name: IBM AFP Font Collection V2.1.1 for Workstations and OS/400
OTC Medium
Order Type Type-Model Feature Feature
Description Number Number Number Medium
Type Transformer and 5648-B45 0020 6239 CD-ROM
Utilities for Windows
Customization Options: Select the appropriate feature numbers to customize your order with delivery options desired. These features can be specified on the initial or MES orders. Example: If publications are not desired for the initial order, specify feature number 3470 to ship media only. For future updates, specify feature number 3480 to ship media updates only. If, in the future, publication updates are required, order an MES to remove feature number 3480; then, the publications will ship with the next release of the program.
Feature
Description Number
Initial Shipments
Serial Number Only (suppresses shipment 3444
of media and documentation)
Ship Media Only (suppresses initial 3470
shipment of documentation)
Ship Documentation Only (suppresses 3471
initial shipment of media)
Update Shipments
Ship Media Updates Only (suppresses 3480
update shipment of documentation)
Ship Documentation Only (suppresses 3481
update shipment of media)
Suppress Updates (suppresses update 3482
shipment of media and documentation)
Expedite Shipments
Local IBM Office Expedite 3445
(for IBM use only)
Customer Expedite Process Charge 3446
($30 charge for each product)
Expedite shipments will be processed to receive 72-hour delivery from the time IBM Software Delivery and Fulfillment (SDF) receives the order. SDF will then ship the order via overnight air transportation. ChargesThe charges provided in this announcement are suggested retail prices for the U.S. only and are provided for your information only. Dealer prices may vary, and prices may also vary by country. Prices are subject to change without notice. For additional information and current prices, contact your local IBM representative. Charges for the AFP Single-byte Fonts (Latin 1-5) Features, and for the Double-byte Font Features, are as described in Software Announcement 298-314 , dated September 8, 1998, and Software Announcement 298-453 , dated December 15, 1998. Program Name: IBM AFP Font Collection V2.1.1 for Workstations and OS/400
Type- OTC
Order Type Model Feature
Description Number Number OTC
Type Transformer and 5648-B45 0020 $995
Utilities for Windows
Contact your sales channel for Support Line pricing information. Customer Financing: IBM Global Financing offers attractive financing to credit-qualified commercial and government customers and Business Partners in more than 40 countries around the world. IBM Global Financing is provided by the IBM Credit Corporation in the United States. Offerings, rates, terms and availability may vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization. Country organizations are listed on the Web at: Order Now
Use Priority/Reference Code: YE001
Phone: 800-IBM-CALL
Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX
Internet: ibm_direct@us.ibm.com
Mail: IBM Atlanta Sales Center
Dept. YE001
P.O. Box 2690
Atlanta, GA 30301-2690
You can also contact your local IBM Business Partner or IBM representative. To identify them, call 800-IBM-4YOU.
Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
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