Re: Non-proportional font

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From: Conrad Halling
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 21:32

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In article <93022.132659MATTOTE@UCF1VM.BITNET> 
  Don Mattote <MATTOTE@UCF1VM.BITNET> writes:

>I am currently looking for a font for my Mac that will accomodate importing
>text files from an IBM platform. Most fonts cause a jagged appearance where
>tabs and spaces are rather than a clean columnar appearance.  I like the
>geneva font best but it causes the jagged appearance. I believe what I need
>is a non-proportional font. I am using the saveatree software on Mac and
>printing text in as little as 5 pt. type. I have a geneva5-6 pt font but, as
>I said, the jagged appearance, yet the character quality is excellent.

What you should use is Courier, which is a monospaced font.  Monaco used
to be monospaced, but now the TrueType version isn't.

-- 
Conrad Halling
c-halling@uchicago.edu

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