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Article #5506Re: REPOST: Making a small caps font
From: Rich Berlin
Date: Fri, 03 May 1991 17:20
Date: Fri, 03 May 1991 17:20
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In article <1991May3.093653.8120@pronto.mh.nl>, jv@mh.nl (Johan Vromans) writes: |> |> Given a downloadable PostScript font (PS and AFM file), is it |> possible to create a SmallCaps font for it, by munging the AFM file |> only? |> |> This font must be used by several different applications, so specific |> solutions (e.g. TeX virtual fonts), though helpful, are not what we |> are looking for. |> |> Any help is appreciated. I don't think you can affect the display of the font by modifying the AFM file. It seems to me that the obvious way to implement it is with a Composite Font with an FMapType of 6. Unfortunately, that's a Level 2 feature so most printers still don't have it -- Rich
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!exodus!birdland!rberlin From: rberlin@birdlandEng.Sun.COM (Rich Berlin) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.fonts,comp.text.tex Subject: Re: REPOST: Making a small caps font Message-ID: <12795@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> Date: 3 May 91 17:20:53 GMT References: <1991May3.093653.8120@pronto.mh.nl> Sender: news@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM Reply-To: rberlin@Eng.Sun.COM Followup-To: comp.lang.postscript Distribution: comp Organization: Sun Microsystems Lines: 20