[GRASS5] PostScript fonts

[Glynn Clements]

Hamish wrote:

> Is there a canonical list of minimum supported PS fonts? I found these
> but something official would be nice.
> 
> http://www.tug.org/fontname/html/Standard-PostScript-fonts.html
> http://www.compbio.dundee.ac.uk/manuals/alscript.1.4.5/subsection3_14_3.html
> 
> Are the minimum set standard (Type1)?

I don't think there's a standard, but it's usually safe to assume the
existence of Times, Helvetica and Courier (including bold/italic
versions) and Symbol.

> Is there a C lib fn to list all available?

No.

> Is it printer specific?

Yes.

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Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>