Ventura Publisher for Pros by George M. Weinert V Publisher Information Service (312)-342-6919 (When you're SERIOUS about your documents..) We have been using Ventura Publisher for over a month, for all of our production needs here at Publisher Information Service and it is simply a joy. For the skilled user, or even for the apprentice Desktop Publishing office this package is truly exceptional, and combined with the total Xerox Desktop Publishing package, it can solve all of the medium scale and resolution needs of your office. We are in the process of preparing a full featured review of the many and numerous features and immense flexibility offered by Ventura Publisher, which will be appearing shortly here at Publisher. Frankly, the reason it is some- what delayed is we have MANY DOCUMENTS which are all being prepared with Ventura Publisher, since many of our former files are now being done with the speed, effectiveness and ease of use offered by Ventura and when our clients see the results of this splendid package things just get busier. From a standpoint of ease of use, SPEED, and extremely well designed code, coupled with professional features, exceptional ideas and price this is simply the best buy available today for the PC publisher in need of producing full length quality documents. Ventura is the first PC compat program in the under $1000.00 range ($895.00) (not our price at Publisher Information Systems, which is substantially lower) to offer the user full WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) page makeup capabilities and stylesheet approach for lengthy documents and the amazing thing is the speeds at which these tasks are handled. Chapters (docs) in Ventura Publisher can be up to 100 pages long, and each are formatted according to pre-defined 'style sheets' (in a fasion analogous to MS WORD). Each time a change is made, by moving a graphics element, or text the entire doc is reformatted. This is normally a considerable problem (for instance in T/Maker it can be quite time consuming) but the speeds at which Ventura Publisher accomplish this task are just amazing. It is quite literally faster than PageMaker on the Macintosh! The key to the speed of this package is in the excellent software design - since VP only manipulates pointers to text and graphics it has only to maintain an ordered linked list to elements, and only does physical manipulation of the elements at save or print time. Ventura Publisher runs on an IBM XT, or AT or true compat with either a standrad IBM CGA, Hercules, EGA with at least 512k or memory and a minimum of 10M storage capacity. VP runs under GEM (Digital Research) which is bundled with it, and provides the PC user with a full MAC-like environment. The system requires a mouse, such as MS, SummaGraphics or Torrington. A version of Ventura Publisher which runs under MS WINDOWS is currently under development. Unlike the at times considerable screen refresh requirements of MS Windows, which is the environment which supports PageMaker, Ventura Publisher's GEM interface runs unobtuvisely in the background, and speed on an XT is just fine. So if you don't feel like shelling out for an AT class machine just for Desktop Publishing, VP will fit the bill with aplomb. Any available typefonts in your laser printer will be automatically configured to the package and the program supports the HP LaserJet and LaserJet Plus, Postscript devices such as the AppleWriter and Epson compat printers. The HP requires the use of one of the proportionally spaced fonts, and will use either the cartridge or downloadable fonts. VP is selected via the mouse or cursor from the GEM top level menu, or directly from dos and the top menu offers the choices of Select, Layout, Text Edit, and Format. MS WORD has brought the immense value of style sheets to the wp community and its awesome power has earned it a place in the hallmarks in PC word processing and Ventura Publisher does the same for Page Makeup software on the PC. Ventura Publisher allows for a max of 4 columns per page, which is controlled by the style sheet along with information on typefonts, size, tabs, page breaks, kerning, indents and rules. The style sheets will automatically format each page in your doc, with each containing up to 64 style types. The Layout function allows you to create 'containers' to hold formatted text or grahics and you can also define several containers on the same page and set parameters for each. The style sheet fomats can also be over-riden and text can be set to boldface, italic, underline, sub and superscript, small caps, strikethrough, all lower or upper and all initial caps in a given font. The package will set auto page breaks with ragged right, left, centered or justified text and uses the hyphenation algorithm by Donald Knuth in his TEX typesetting language with a user-defined dictionary of exceptions available for those words which do not fit in a category or specialized dictionaries. (Professor Knuth is well know as the fathre of UCSD PASCAL) Some of the nice features include auto bulleted lists, first line of paragraph indents, and auto feathering (lining up of two side-by-side vertical columns). A "Big First Character" feature is provided (also called dropped initial cap) which will set the first character of a paragraph as a large character inserted into the text and the body of the text for that paragraph is adjusted accordingly. This character can then be altered in font and size if you so wish. Controls are also provided for adjusting the line to line and paragrapè tï paragrapè spacinç aó welì aó threå ruleó with variouó thickness whicè caî bå above¬ belo÷ anä arounä thå elements. The PageBreak Controls include: line, page, column breaks before and after paragraphs, left/right margin settings act as vertical tabs and you can may set up to 16 tabs per paragraph defined as right, left, center and decimal. Viewing your full doc is provided in normal size (100%), which provides a WYSIWYG display, adjusted for your graphics card, a 200% maginfied view, and facing pages. The last of these allows for a view of two adjacent pages just as they will look when they roll off the printer. Rulers are calibrated in inches or picas. Eight dirrerent colors are also provided for the advanced publisher of color docs which are supported by the appropriate displays. VP provides for auto headers and footers which are formatted according to the layout in use at the moment. The package also provides for auto flow and formatting of text across pages. Reading and importing text from MS WORD, WordStar or Multimate will bring full formatting controls from these packages in automatically, with no need for additional work. Additionally, any changes you make while in VP will be saved in your file and appear as codes in your wp later. VP will easily import graphics from GEM Paint and Draw as well as DataCopy, Dest, Microtek scanners. VDI devices give the full output resolution independent of screen resolution save for scanner images and scaling factors. Some additional Ventura Publisher features: Input Ventura Publisher will accept formatted files from: MicroSoft Word WordPerfect MS WINDOWS Write MultiMate WordStar Xerox Writer Graphics Ventura Publisher will accept graphics generated by: GEM Draw, GEM Graph PC PaintBrush, GEM Paint Lotus 123 and Symphony CAD .DXF Files MicroTek, Dest Image Scanners Mentor Graphics CAD Available Document Formats Ventura Publisher offers the user a host of style sheets for versatile and effective document control: Single of Multiple Columns (up to 8 per page and width is variable) Automatic Text Flow across pages Left and Right pages can be formatted seperately Vertical rules between columns, plus two vertical rules per frame Portrait or landscape formats Ruling lines (to 3) of varying widths, above, below or around each frame Eight colors available for text and ruling lines Document content may be: Multiple, non-contiguous articles or chapters per document Up to 150k bytes of text per article or chapter in a 640k system 40 bytes of text in a 512k system Up to 64 articles can be chained together when printing Format Control Style sheets provide control over doc format. They may be modified or new ones created controlling: Typefaces and Fonts Page, line or column breaks Margins and Columns Large first letter of paragraph Text alingnment within column Automatic bullets Hyphenation and Justification tabs (left, center, right decimal) First line indent/outdent Horizontal ruling, lines and boxes Line to line spacing Portrait/landscap paper size Paragraph spacing Widows and Orphans Temporary Margins Some of the typographic controls inlcude: Leading Word Spacing Leaderfed tabs Dropped Caps Kerning Vertical Tabs Ventura Publisher offers superb Page Control, with- Automatic headers/footers Seperate headers/footers for left and right pages Left, center, right aligned text in each header, two lines each Auto page numbering and section headings in header or footer Page numbers in Arabic, upper/lower case Roman, upper/lower case letter or numbers spelled out Page counter 1-9999 Automatic Footnotes at bottom of page Automatic footnote numbering, numbers or symbols Automatic section numbering up to 8 levels Automatic column balancing on last page of article or chapter Chapter headings forced to same page as first paragraph of chapter Automatic table of contents generation from paragraph tags Automatic index generation from index entries Ventura Publisher's text and graphis editing capabilities include: Built in editing functios Real time reformatting during editing Text insert or delete at any point Blocks of text can be deleted, moved, copied (cut, copy and paste) Any letter, word or group of words can be changed to: Boldface Subscript All Upper Case Italic Superscript All initial caps Small Caps Underline Any available font Strikethrough All lower case Text is easily wrapped around graphics. Any Graphic (or text) file can be repeatedly automatically throughout the doc or on selected pages Graphics can be scaled to fit graphics frame or maintain aspect ratio Graphics can be enlarged, reduced and cropped Captions can be placed anywhere around frame and can be tagged for figure or table numbering RUles can appear above, below or around each caption Graphic Drawing Abilities Built in drawing capability for tables, call-outs, forms, which includes lines, boxes, circles and caption boxes. The User Interface Full WYSIWYG display on standard PC screen, doeument page views include 100% (normal size), 200% (enlarged view), 50% (reduced view) and facing pages, with or without Geeked text Drop down WINDOWS-like screen menus Mouse selection and moving of graphics and text Rulers and column guides on screen Control keys for shorter command entry Hide/show picture Printing Controls Single or double sided printing, left or right page start Supports 5.5 by 8.5, 8.5 by 11, 8.5 by 14, 11 by 17, A4 and B5 sheet sizes Collating and printing order control, print all, current or selected pages Up to five printer can be installed Fonts supplied for each printer which is supported: Xerox 4045 Laser Printer Xerox 4020 Color Ink Jet Printer Epson MX or FX 80 IBM ProPrinter HP LaserJet HP LaserJet Plus Jlaser from Tall Tree Apple Laserwriter (or other Postscript device or typesetter) Additional faces/sizes can be accessed using supplied utilities System Requirements A Standard IBM PC XT AT or compat, running PC/MS DOS vers 2.1 or higher with 512k minimum memory Hard disk (10 MB minimum) Graphics Card and Display: Hercules Mono IBM color card IBN EGA Xerox CGA (640 by 400) MDS Genuis full page WYSE WY 700 Xerox 6065 color display Xerox 6065 ATT 6300 Olivetti M24 (640 by 400) mono Xerox full page display Mouse support: MS Mouse (bus or serial) Torrington (MicroAge) Mouse Systems Logitek Summagraphics Xerox As you can see, Ventura is fully equipped for the most strenous Desktop Publishing tasks, and with its style sheets, and immense formatting controls handles long documents with ease. You'll be hearing lots more about Ventura Publisher real soon, for it is truly an outstanding package. Ventura Publisher lists for $895.00. If you are interested in Ventura Publisher, please see bulletin 1, our Services, for we can provide a full rage of services with this fine package ranging from software acquisition to full support over the life of the package. We are also in the process of scheduing seminars on Ventura Publisher, coupled with Desktop Publishing expertise and if your company would like to talk with the pros about your needs, drop us a note. Definetly top dog in the PC Publishing arena! PageMaker PC Arrives by Publisher Information Systems (312)-342-6919 "When you're SERIOUS about your documents" PageMaker PC is finally here, and yes it is everything you expected it to be. We had the opportunity to work with this outstanding package for a few hours this week of Feb 15, 1987 and it is fast - in fact FASTER than PageMaker on a Mac Plus. Combined with an appropriate laser printer like the QMS PS800 (see bulletin on QMS products) PM produces near typeset quality output at a mere fraction of the time and expense that is required by traditional techniques. PM gives the users complete control over the design and production process, and often users recover the $695.00 cost of the package in the first day or use. PM has been designed to support a wide rance of hard and software (any device with a driver for MS WINDOWS is supported, since PM utilizes the device drivers which WINDOWS supports) and of course new vendors will be expected to support WINDOWS and PM now that this much-heralded program is available for the IBM PC family of micros. Aldus is also working with all major vendors to implement standard file formats along with import mechanisms that make it easy for other software vendors to make their applications compatible with PM. As released, PM has been written to support more wp and graphics packages than other popular page composition packages. PageMaker PC in action is astounding and the ease with which it deals with formatting text, placing graphics elements and style changes in the page is impressive. If you are running an IBM PC AT or compatible, PageMaker simply flies. If you are running an XT class PC, however you will definitely be in for some waiting since the amount of processing that has to be done in a full blown page composition package is considerable. Add to that the additional processing requirements that are demanded by the PostSctipt use of graphics primitives (see PostScript and Graphic conferences) and you have an overloaded processor with an XT class machine. Aldus is recommending an IBM PC AT or compat with a 512K minimum, and 640K recommended. PM will support the IBM EGA, Hecruled Card and any other WINDOWS compatible display device. The world's favorite mouse (MS) and Mouse Systems mice are supported, as are any other that are compatible with MS WINDOWS. Aldus has also met the challenge of monitor diversity in the PC community (though this not small task doubtless kept many an assembly language programmer up late at nite) and offers support for the ConoGraphic ConoVision 2800, MicroDisplay Systems Genius Display, Minoterm Viking I, WYSE Technology WY-700 as well as any high resolution monitor that is supported by MS WINDOWS. Any respectable DTP operation utilizes the latest in scanner technology, and PM is supporting the Canon IX-12, Datacopy 730 and JetReader, Dest PC-Scan, Microtek 300A and Ricoh IS-30. As with other hardware dependent operations, any device that uses TIFF (Tag Image File Format) will also be supported by PageMaker PC. PM's support for popular WP packages is impressive indeed and includes easy interfaces for MS WORD, WordStar 3.3, MultiMate, XyWrite, WordPerfect, MS Windows Write, all IBM DCA format files (which includes Samna Word, Display Write 3, WordStar 2000, Office Writer and Volkswriter) and of course any other package that is capable of generating a straight ASCII file. Graphics and the easy importation of same are also a vital part of the new Desktop Publishing Revolution, and PM provides the user with easy integration of files from Windows Paint and MicroGrafx Windows Draw (see downloads for the DRAW demo package), In-A-Vision, PC-Paint, Publisher's PaintBrush, AutoCad (in ADI format), Lotus 1-2-3 (PIC format), Symphony (PIC format), Windows GDI Metafiles along with any other graphics editor that will export TIFF (see above) files. Watching PC PageMaker import and size or reposition graphics on an AT is simplicity itself. Once the image has been selected from a pull down window which display a directory of all the files of that type on the disk clicking on the mouse selects the image and it is then brought into PM. Once you have brought the image in from disk, you may place it anywhere, scale to fit and text automatically flows around the selected graphics frame. Be cautioned that the manner in which the text flows does not necessarily guarantee a totally satisfactory result, but mastering that particular skill is a matter of learning to deal effectively with PM's ruler lines which determine the margins and alingment of text on the page. Of course all of this would mean little without good laser printer support, and PM is providing drivers for the Apple LaserWriter and LaserWriter Plus, Dataproducts LZR 2665, DEC PrintServer 40, HP LaserJet and LaserJet Plus, IBM PagePrinter, LaserConnection PS JET (an add on for the HP LaserJet which gives the user a PostScript compatible device), QMS PS 2400, TI OmniLaser 2108 and 2115 as well as any PostScript compatible device (see bulletin on PostScript printers). As a rule, any laser printer will run PM under either PostScript or Windows, since the WIN drivers are utilized. The old reliable dot matrix printer is still the handiest for proofing, along with being considerably less expensive and PM has provided support for the C-Itoh 851, Epson FX-80, LQ-1500, MX- 80 with Graptrax, HP ThinkJet, IBM ProPrinter, NEC P2,P3, Okidate 92/93 and 192/193, TI 850 and 855, Toshiba P1351. Of course as with all other drivers, any printer supported by Windows will also be supported by PM. For the high end of the scale, PM PC will also easily support files sent to professional typesetting machines. The Allied Linotype Linotronic 100 (at 1240 dpi) and Linotronic 300 (at 2400 dpi and above) are fully supported. Additionally, a number of typesetting manufacturers are providing support for PostScript and we shall attempt to keep you updated on the latest in this area. PostScript of course is the dominating force within PageMaker but DDL from Imagen Corporation is supported as well. Since the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet enhancements, such as the 2M Upgrade and the Publishers Kit (see bulletins on HP products) support DDL (Document Description Language) this will doubtless enhance the portability and popularity of the package. Currently, a full 67% of the installed laser printers in this country are Hewlett-Packard devices, and this will doubtless play a quite significant role in the acceptance of this package. The Font libarary is needless to say impressive with the LaserJet using the USASCII or Roman-8 char set, and including the new MS Windows "Z" cartridge recently announced by HP. PM of course supports downloadble (soft) fonts on the HP machines and PostScript printers, which in actual practice can be a substantial as any font that has been converted from the libraries of Merganthaler, ITC Bookman and other sources to be compatible with PostScript. The details on this package are fully elaborated in another bulletin on PageMaker PC. Using PM is quite easy, with the entire process menu driven from the pull down capabilities of Windows. Of course all of the facilities of Windows are available to the user, as well as the considerable talents of PC PageMaker and the other applications you are running. We shall be updating this within the week, but suffice it to say that the LONG WAIT we all experienced for PageMaker PC was well worth it. It is truly one of the products of the YEAR for the PC. Making the Best Better: The New 2MByte Upgrade Kit for HP LaserJet Printers Publisher Information Service (312)-342-6919 Well, though some folks would say it is a bit overdue, in usual superb fashion Hewlett-Packard has introduced two new ways to expand the capabilities of the JP LaserJet, LaserJet PLUS or LaserJet 500 Plus printers with the 2MBute Upgrade kit and the HP LaserJet Publishers Kit. A). The 2MByte Upgrade Kit The upgrade available consists of replacing the main formatter board in any LaserJet printer and, in the standard LaserJet printer, installing a dual I/O for both serial and parallel ports. Once installed, all the benefits of more memory are at your disposal, and you will have ready access to more downloaded fonts and macros such as forms, letterhead logos, etc and also take full advantage of more than 500 programs that support HP's Printer Command Language. The LaserJet Publisher kit is an enhancement for producing sophistacted documents, where spatially manupulating type faces and an infinite varitey of type sizes is a priority and software for these applications is being written specifically to support HP's new document description language (DDL) and these packages are available now. The 2MByte kit is an optional enhancement for the HP Laser series that provides LaserJet Plus functionality, full-page 300dpi graphics, and additional memory for downloadable fonts and macros. The system environment is an IBM PC/XT/AT or compat, HP Vectra or any system that is currently working with the HP laser series printers. All of the applications that support HP PCL (Printer Command Language) though some software may need to be upgraded are also supported. The system consists of a 2 Megabute replacement formatter board, dual I/O (needed for LaseJet model only), installation instructions, new model and option id labels and customer response material and is currently retail priced at $2495.00. If you wish to produce full page graphics at 300 dpi, but your projects do not require the type of high powered page composition involved in producing manuals, brochures, advertising art or magazine layouts, then you can probably do everything you want with your existing PCL software and this memory upgrade. If your workload is made up of general word processing, business graphics, merged text and graphics or forms, you can probablt get all the flexibiity you need with your existing PCL supported sosftware and the 2MByte upgrade kit. B.) The HP LaserJet Publisher Kit The HP LaserJet Publishers Kit is designed for users who wish to develop complex publications, design intricate graphics, or have sophistacated document composition at their disposal. The Publisher Kit is based on HP's newly adopted document description language (DDL) and is designed around a user-installable board that fits into an XT,AT,PC or true compatible. A video cable connects the PC-based document formatter board to a video interface board instllaed in the LaserJEt and this connection allows data to be transmitted from PC to printer at significantly higher speeds than existing serial or parallel ports. The LaserJet Publisher kit will feature Times Roman, Helvetica, and Courier as resident fonts at introduction and these fonts may be scaled algorithmically from 4 to greater than 720 points in fractional increments. Additional soft fonts will also be available offering you a selection from a wide range of type styles. Additionally, the PUblisher kit supports sophistacted image manipulation and advanced paper handling capabilities. The HP Publishers Kit was designed to allow users access to the high performance capabilities of applications developed in DDO, including greate flexibiity in scaling and manipulating fonts, rotation, spiraling, auto memory management, object caching and various document processing efficiencies. The system requires an HP Vectra, IBM PC,XT, AT or trule compat equipped with hard disk and any model HP LaserJet printer. Currently, DDL drivers are being developed by Aldus Corporation (PageMaker), BestInfo (SuperPage), Graham Software (scLaserplus), Microsoft Corporation, Studio Software (FrontPage), Software Publishing Corporation (T/Maker Clickart Personal Publisher and Harvard Professional Publisher), and Ventura (Ventura Publisher). Initial price on the kit is $2500.00. So, Why DDL? In terms of the way a document is defined, there is a major functional difference between DDO and first generation page description languages like PostScript. DDL sees a document as a "seamless" whole without internal barriers-not as a collection of unrelated individual pages. Because of the contents of a page and the formatting instructions are treated separately, you can alter the format of a full doc by making a change in the layout section only: there is no need to reformat each and every page. After several years of evaluating page description languages, HP concluded that DDL was best equipped to satisfy the growing needs of sophisticated desktop publishing system users. Additionally, DDL can use both bit-mapped and algorithmic fonts, with the algorithmic fonts occupying less memory than bit-mapped fonts and scalable from 4 to over 720 points. So, why the Publisher Kit? The HP LaserJet Publisher kit offers you the kind of unlimites fonts scaling and manipulation that add elegance to any publication in addition to offering images that can be rotated, sized up or down, transformed or called out of memory to be used again and again. The 2MByte Upgrade Kit and the LaserJet PUbliser kit will also work in conjunction with each other, though the PUblisher kit already include enough memory to allow for full page graphics at 300 dpi. Furthermore, the "PCL/DDL Transparency" will allow you to run your existing PCL programs and new DDL programs on the same workstations, on after the other without having to flip a swith, reboot or do any tricky programming. Well, with this new attack from HP, with their substantial base of Laser printers and large base of corporate customers, the entire PC Publishing arena is definitely going to undergo a considerable shakeup. We shall keep you posted and provide the latest information as usual, for this is really getting interesting and the one who benefits most is you, the Desktop Publisher. Pro PC Solutions From Hewlett Packard I. Why DDL? The folks at Hewlett-Packard are no newcomers to the arena of Desktop Publishing, but in reality the ones who gave the entire thing the impetus to initially get started. When most micro users were fooling around with the ins and outs of the new graphics programs, the HP LaserJet and LaserJet Plus users were doing high quality professional docs with ease in offices throughout the nation. This wealth of experience equips HP with unique qualifications in today's crazy Laser Printer market. In this often confused marketplace, the dominanace of the PostScript language has been the dominant factor, primarily due to the introduction of its capabilities via the Apple LaserWriter and PageMaker for the Mac, but PostScript is not by far the only (or best) game in town. Responding to the increased demands of users to provide full page description capabilities and more enhanced graphics capabilities Hewlett-Packard has chosen to adopt the DDL (document description language) from Imagen for its already substantial base of installed LaserJet printers. Other well known PC Hardware and Software marketing strategies, notably AST Research have chosen to not adopt PostScript for their units, with varying rationales - however, the most common of these is speed of final execution and ease of portability. DDL was designed for non-impact page printers and is a formalized set of printer interface commands which mediate between the applications software and the output device. Differing from other languages, DDO describes the format of a full doc to the printer (as opposed to only describing a page at a time) thus giving the user a more powerful and sophisticated desktop publishing solution. Before reaching a decision on how to respond to the Desktop Publishing demands created by the acceptence of the Apple LaserWriter, HP evaluated page description languages for over two years and used as its criteria a language that would gain wide acceptance in league with the current wide acceptance of HP's LaserJet family of printers, while also complementing its Printer Command Language (PCL). II. DDL and Page Description Languages DDL plays the role of interpreter between the applications software and output device and contains all of the capabilities of page description languages plus several key enhancements that increase the performance and flexibility of desktop applications. Thus, DDL will will also serve to benefit the softwar professional by allowing access to more sophisticated applications. Amongst the major differences between DDL and other popular page description languages is the manner iin which it defines a document: the contents of a page and the data for that page are seperate files which results in independent control of a document's format, simply by altering the layout section. As an added benefit, this feature gives the the user the ability to use images on successive pages, or several times on the same page, without having to be redefined each time which gives DDL support for a number of advanced capabilities, such as duplex printing (printing on both the fron and back of a page), collating, signature printing and binding. Some Additional DDL features are: Page Indepdence: Pages can be created in any order and easily positioned or repositioned for specific purposes giving users greater flexibiiity in creating a document. This compatability allows DDL to support high-speed printers utilizing parallel processing. Composition Objects: Use of composite objects makes descriptions more compact, thereby increasing interpretation speed of the printer. These computer objects are simply graphic definitions of a collection of objects, either simple or composite, which are automatically stored in high-speed temporary memory called cache, to be used throughout the document. Automatic Memory Management and Object Caching: Images are automatically stored in cache memory without requiring that the user physically name and address the object for storage, as with other languages. As a result, images are easily and automatically accessible for repeated use. Intellingent scaling of Bit Maps: Unlike other languages, DDL enables bit map images to be shrunk and enlarged without degradation in quality. For example, a 12 point bit map character could be enlarged to 35 point and automatically adjusted to maintain a high level of quality. III. DDL and the LaserJet HP is incorporating Imagen's DDL into its desktop publishing solutions on the LaserJet family of printers to provide users with a groth path. with DDL, HP will continue to support very sophisticated page composition applications, such as professional manuals, technical publications, newsletters, engineering design (CAE/CAD) and advertising layout. HP will also continue to support and enhance PCL on present and future products for a coplete range or DTP solutions as well as to ensure compatibility amongst its printer offerings. HP has established a strong third party support network, evidenced by the more than 500 independent software vendors supporting PCL and a similiar third party support program will soon be going into place for DDL. Currently, HP is working with all major page composition vendors whose software packavges are capable of exploiting the full power of DDL and seven leading page composition software vendors have already commited to support for DDL, including Aldus, Grham Software, LExisoft, Microsoft Corp, Software Publishing Corp., Studio Software and T/Maker. IV. The Fonts DDL offers the user both bit map and algorithmic fonts, and both are scalable to hundreds of point sizes, with bit fonts like those in PCL also being used with the Publisher kit, but becaues each letter in each font at each point size is stored seperately bit mapped fonts occupy more memory than algorighmic fonts. Conversely, the algorithmic fonts (fonts which are described my a mathematical equation and thus can be scaled and rotated in any fashion) are stored in memory as encoded images of a partirular typeface, so these stored images can be scaled intelligently to a wide varitey of point sizes using very little memory. V. Looking Ahead DDL gives the user the ability to face the future with confidence by describing an enbtire document (but knows where individual pages are located), it can support advanced features such as duplex and signature printing, correct order output, collating and binding specs. This "page independence" also allows DDL to support high-speed printers using parallel processing, in which a document is broken into sections to be formatted by independent CPU's for improved performance and throughput. When these features become available on new printers and applications software, DDL will be ready to handle them - thus DDL gives you plenty of room to grow.