Am Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:17:56 -0400, schrieb nospam:
his lack of knowledge is not limited to just graphic arts.
What is fact about you nospam, is that you are consistent in that:
a. *You have provided absolutely zero technical knowledge in this thread*
b. And yet, *you incessantly post purposefully unhelpful drivel*
All you Apple Apologists act exactly alike, including you Jolly Roger,
Lewis, Tim Streater, nospam, Savageduck, BK@OnRamp and yes, even dorayme.
I know very little about this process, but you all clearly have shown zero
technical expertise in this thread, and in almost all threads.
That's a fact.
*Hence all you can do is troll incessantly your fifth-grade drivel.*
Moving on, I just found the original email (I had to dig into my downloaded
zipped archives as Gmail locked me out at 15.250 Gigabytes):
What's a good way to back up Gmail when you've reached the size limit?
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.os.linux/6YHdHFcpGxs/OKSojSbLAgAJ
For those who are technically competent, here is the email we sent out.
If you have technically competent improvements to suggest, it would be
helpful for the tribal knowledge of this group for you to add value.
http://tinyurl.com/rec-photo-digital
http://tinyurl.com/
http://tinyurl.com/
BEGIN TECHNICAL MESSAGE OF PROCESS, TOOLS, & PROCEDURES FOR 27 HOUSEHOLDS:
(we originally had one street of 20, but another street of 7 wanted in).
***** ***** ***** ***** *****
Letter to 20 neighbors ... 7 more on another street added later
***** ***** ***** ***** *****
Hi Neighbors,
This document has the entire font set embedded on Windows for:
Roadgeek Series B Regular
As agreed, it's in PowerPoint, which everyone has & knows how to use.
If you are on Windows, it will work perfectly right out of the box.
If you're on the Mac, call us as embedded fonts on the Mac don't work.
You are to modify the template as you please, bearing in mind:
a. Each sign will be a single color of your choosing
b. There's no need to draw graphics, but if you want to, have fun.
c. Most (if not all) will just change the sample text we provided.
d. Do not tamper with the outside border - it must remain consistent.
e. Do not tamper with the bottom line - it's a legal town/ordinance line.
f. Everything else is fair game ... top line is the road or address.
g. Say whatever you want in all the text other than top & bottom.
h. The drill holes are already accounted for in the text location.
i. The size of the signs (12"x18") is already accounted for.
j. The characters of the main message must be 2 inches for legal reasons.
When you're done, just email the one-page file & we will send all 27
signs to the printers that we've already chosen to print each sign.
http://store.hallsigns.com/Alodized-Aluminum_c_255.html
We chose aluminum sign blanks:
https://www.bestblanks.com/signsubstrates.html
We chose 40 mil thickness (aka 0.040 Gauge):
http://www.themedsupplyguide.com/tra...gns/thickness/
There are three sign materials we could have chosen from:
1. 3M Engineer Grade Reflective Signs.
2. 3M High Intensity Grade Reflective Signs.
3. 3M Diamond Grade Reflective Signs.
https://www.roadtrafficsigns.com/ref...-traffic-signs
We chose "engineer grade" reflection for cost/performance reasons.
http://www.trafficsign.us/signsheet.html
All signs will be mounted on 12-foot posts with one-way tamper-proof
security bolts (truss head, stainless steel, rubber washer, 1/2 inch long,
3/8" diameter, 16TPI).
http://www.losspreventionfasteners.c...ecurity-bolts/
Please do not get fancy with the font.
If you're on Windows, just use the embedded true-type Roadgeek fonts.
If you're on the Mac, call us as you will need to do more work.
Road sign fonts are tested under real-world conditions for specific things
such as halation, night-time and speed legibility (especially when tight
interstices are involved), cutout-integrity, removal of tiny notches in
joints of the letterforms, negative spacing compactness (affecting
legibility of signs in negative-contrast color orientations), common
symbols, etc., all resulting in an increase in accuracy, viewing distance,
and reaction time.
The long-standing official USA roadsign font is "FHWA Series Gothic".
But "FHWA Series Gothic" isn't commercially available.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Gothic
A recently used (but then deprecated) US road sign font was "Clearview":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearview_(typeface)
A common USA Gothic-look-alike freely distributable font is "Roadgeek":
http://www.fontspace.com/michael-d-adams/roadgeek-2005
In the UK, the commonly used road sign font is named "Transport":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_(typeface)
Germany (& parts of Continental Europe) uses the "DIN 1451" font:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_1451
Macs ship native with that actual DIN1451 font, simply named "DIN":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...uded_with_OS_X
Windows 10 now ships with a DIN-look-alike font named "Bahnschrift":
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexp...uild-16273-pc/
Whether you're on a Mac or Windows, DO NOT USE those non-USA fonts!
Long ago we agreed on compatibility & consistency with USA standards.
Windows MS Office can embed the entire font set which works for Windows.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...-in-powerpoint
Mac MS Office can not embed fonts & also can not read embedded fonts.
http://www.jklstudios.com/misc/osxfonts.html
The Mac also has an issue seeing the DIN font:
Sierra
https://support.apple.com/HT206872
Mavericks:
https://support.apple.com/HT201375
Highway Gothic look-alike fonts are available at cost he
https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/pixymbols/highway-gothic/
Highway Gothic look-alike fonts seem to be available for free he
http://www.dafont.com/highway-gothic.font
The beautifullly named "Clearview" font, is only available at cost:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearview_(typeface)
The lousily named Roadgeek font is freely available in many places:
http://www.fontspace.com/michael-d-adams/roadgeek-2005
The only caveat with Roadgeek is that when we distribute the font,
we need to keep the copyright notice intact (included below).
***********************
Roadgeek copyright
***********************
License for use of Roadgeek Fonts
These fonts are free for recreational, hobby, and educational
purposes. You may redistribute these fonts provided the copyright
information remains intact and this license accompanies them.
License is also granted for use of these fonts on commercial websites
or for redistribution from commercial websites, provided no fee is
charged for the use of or access to these fonts, that the copyright
information remains intact, and this license accompanies the fonts.
You are NOT permitted to seek payment for access to these fonts.
You are NOT permitted to use these fonts for commercial purposes other
than for the use in displaying graphics or text on the web. If you
need official fonts for offline, commercial purposes (including, but
not limited to, the actual creation of highway signage), please
contact professional vendors for official fonts.
The creator of these fonts assumes no liability for accidents or
losses caused by the use of these fonts. Although an attempt has made
to replicate official highway sign fonts in the creation of these
fonts, no claim is made about these fonts actually satisfying any
particular specification. Use these fonts at your own risk. Do not
spindle fold or mutilate. Do not taunt happy fun ball.