Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.964C33B4@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:44:14 +0100 Return-Path: <@vm.gmd.de:LATEX-L@DHDURZ1.BITNET> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.964C33B4" 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: Ending the tyranny of magsteps! Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1992 13:55:32 +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: 538 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.964C33B4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re the possible use of Sauter's fonts for LaTeX3; there still some = tidying up which still needs to be done on Sauter's fonts, especially in the = fontdimens. If you try setting super-scripts at larger than normal sizes (don't ask = me why I needed to :-), you'll find that the positioning is very poor. I = altered the sup1 and sup2 parameters to compensate for this at our site. I've also = added some more unslanted italic variantions to the set, to get upright bold = and sans-serif pounds symbols. Using the new ec/dc fonts seems like a good idea, especially if the parameterisation is well done. As far as magnifications gooes, we keep fonts at magnifications 700 = (should be 707) and 500 for direct 2-up and 4-up printing onto A4. These are used = for draft printing mainly, to save paper. What with two different = resolutions of printers (300 and 400), and many specialised fonts, our font space is currently 25MB of PK, 1.3MB of TFM, and 204KB of VF. I'm going to be = looking at font caching schemes to reduce the amount of PKs kept around, but it doesn't solve the space needed for TFM/VFs. The only advantage of = magsteps (as I see it) is that one TFM does for all sizes. My 2p worth... a. Angus Duggan, Department of Computer Science, | I'm pink, therefore I'm = Spam. University of Edinburgh, JCMB, | JANET: ajcd@uk.ac.ed.dcs The King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, | VOICE: (UK) 031 650 5126 Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, Scotland. | OR: = ajcd%dcs.ed.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.964C33B4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: Ending the tyranny of magsteps!

Re the possible use of Sauter's fonts for LaTeX3; = there still some tidying up
which still needs to be done on Sauter's fonts, = especially in the fontdimens.
If you try setting super-scripts at larger than = normal sizes (don't ask me why
I needed to :-), you'll find that the positioning is = very poor. I altered the
sup1 and sup2 parameters to compensate for this at = our site. I've also added
some more unslanted italic variantions to the set, to = get upright bold and
sans-serif pounds symbols.

Using the new ec/dc fonts seems like a good idea, = especially if the
parameterisation is well done.

As far as magnifications gooes, we keep fonts at = magnifications 700 (should be
707) and 500 for direct 2-up and 4-up printing onto = A4. These are used for
draft printing mainly, to save paper. What with two = different resolutions of
printers (300 and 400), and many specialised fonts, = our font space is
currently 25MB of PK, 1.3MB of TFM, and 204KB of VF. = I'm going to be looking
at font caching schemes to reduce the amount of PKs = kept around, but it
doesn't solve the space needed for TFM/VFs. The only = advantage of magsteps (as
I see it) is that one TFM does for all sizes.

My 2p worth...

a.

Angus Duggan, Department of Computer = Science,   | I'm pink, therefore I'm Spam.
University of Edinburgh, JCMB,  =         =         | JANET:  = ajcd@uk.ac.ed.dcs
The King's Buildings, Mayfield = Road,            | = VOICE:  (UK) 031 650 5126
Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, Scotland.   =      | OR: = ajcd%dcs.ed.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk

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