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Article #2914Re: Standard font formats.
From: Ken Yap
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 1988 02:21
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 1988 02:21
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Actually it is more correct to say that tfm files hold 256 distinct sets of metrics. TeX software assumes that characters with the same residue modulo 256 have the same dimensions. As Knuth explains, this is intended for oriental languages with many characters but few distinct widths. Ken
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