Re: Postscript Font Scaling & Reduction

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From: Jim DeLaHunt
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:48

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In article <4007@ecicrl.ocunix.on.ca> clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis) writes:
>I was under the impression that the "hints" allow the font machinery
>to do adjustments based on target point size.  From my experiments, linear
>font scaling doesn't look that great.

The hints make adjustments based on the number of device pixel spanned by 
the scaled outline, not based on the point size per se.  Hinting will have
the same effect on a 10-point font on a 300 dpi device as on a 5-point font 
on a 600 dpi device.

>Chris Lewis; clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca; Phone: Canada 613 832-0541

	--Jim DeLaHunt, Developer Support, Adobe Systems Incorporated	
delahunt@mv.us.adobe.com  ...!{apple,decwrl}!adobe!delahunt    +1-415-962-3790

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From: delahunt@adobe.com (Jim DeLaHunt)
Subject: Re: Postscript Font Scaling & Reduction
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Summary: Hints are based on pixel height, not point size.
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