Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.945E980C@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:44:11 +0100 Return-Path: <@vm.gmd.de:LATEX-L@DHDURZ1.BITNET> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.945E980C" x-vm-v5-data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil][nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil]) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: Re: RE:magsteps Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1992 18:25:52 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: Sender: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" To: "Rainer M. Schoepf" Reply-To: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 519 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.945E980C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > i have been attending to the correspondence > on magsteps etc, wondering if it has anything > to do with me. no man is an island > 1. i understand the NeXT implementation of TeX > creates the fonts it requires as it goes along. Not quite: it uses DVIPS which does this. > 2. as a user of the CM Type 1 PS fonts, i tend not > to be too worried about filling in various magsteps > any more. i cannot detect the difference between > cmr8 at 9pt and cmr9. i suspect that one point > increments are not actually required. with the incoming > `multiple mastering' technology, adobe are providing > a way of interpolating between (say) cmr5 and cmr17 > in a way which should be reasonably intelligent. that > still leaves a problem with (say) cmr25. I suspect that Adobe will still be extrapolating as well, so no problem. > 4. does anyone actually use stone or lucida (apart > from computer science people). i ask this seriously. > at the bcs ep fonts meeting they were rather > derided as of little interest to the typographer > in the street. well, if you will muddy the waters by talking to real live typographers...I suspect some of them were experts even, tut tut! chris ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.945E980C Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: RE:magsteps

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> i have been attending to the = correspondence
> on magsteps etc, wondering if it has = anything
> to do with me.
no man is an island

> 1. i understand the NeXT implementation of = TeX
> creates the fonts it requires as it goes = along.
Not quite: it uses DVIPS which does this.


> 2. as a user of the CM Type 1 PS fonts, i tend = not
> to be too worried about filling in various = magsteps
> any more. i cannot detect the difference = between
> cmr8 at 9pt and cmr9. i suspect that one = point
> increments are not actually required. with the = incoming
> `multiple mastering' technology, adobe are = providing
> a way of interpolating between (say) cmr5 and = cmr17
> in a way which should be reasonably intelligent. = that
> still leaves a problem with (say) cmr25.
I suspect that Adobe will still be extrapolating as = well, so no
problem.

> 4. does anyone actually use stone or lucida = (apart
> from computer science people). i ask this = seriously.
> at the bcs ep fonts meeting they were = rather
> derided as of little interest to the = typographer
> in the street.
well, if you will muddy the waters by talking to real = live
typographers...I suspect some of them were experts = even, tut tut!



chris


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