Apple LaserWriter Select 310 Printer - Manual (Page 56)

C H A P T E R 2
LaserWriter Select 310 Software
44 TrueType Fonts
5. Data read by read and readstring undergoes no EOL translation. Whatever
characters were received from the channel are read by the PostScript interpreter.
However, the channel itself may be performing some EOL translation. For example,
the serial and parallel channels on the LaserWriter Select 310 printer may affect the
input data, as described in Table 3-3, in Chapter 3, “Communication Channels.”
6. Data written by write and writestring undergoes no EOL translation. Whatever
characters were provided by the PostScript interpreter are sent to the channel. The
newline character, represented by \n in a PostScript language string object, is sent
as LF.
New Operators 2
The following operators have been added to support LaserWriter Select 310 printer
functions. These operators are described in an earlier section of this chapter, “Setting
Extensions to PostScript Level 1.”
■ currentcacheparams
■ currentpacking
■ packed array
■ setcacheparams
■ setpacking
TrueType Fonts 2
The LaserWriter Select 310 printer is a Class C device, and does not support the TrueType
format. However, the printer does follow the Adobe Systems, Incorporated, Type 1 font
format specification, which is described in “Adobe Type 1 Font Format,” published by
Addison-Wesley.