Re: Are there any 'real' fonts available?

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From: Mark Brader
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1989 20:16

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> I'm curious.  Even if the font supports ligatures, are there any
> software packages that will recognize that a ligature should be used?

Yes, troff can automatically generate ligatures for the letter sequences
ff, ffi, ffl, fi, and fl.  There is a user-level command to disable
three-letter ligatures or all ligatures if desired.

Our version, sold as part of SoftQuad Publishing Software, can be configured
at font-table level to disable any specific ligatures that don't exist.
(This is the least of its features, but I'd better not make this too much
of an advertisement.  If you're interested, call (800) 387-2777 from the
USA, or +1 416 963 8337, or mail to mail@sq.com.  Of course we support
PostScript.)

-- 
Mark Brader			"'You wanted it to WORK?  That costs EXTRA!'
SoftQuad Inc., Toronto		 is probably the second-place security hole
utzoo!sq!msb, msb@sq.com	 after simple carelessness."	-- John Woods

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From: msb@sq.sq.com (Mark Brader)
Subject: Re: Are there any 'real' fonts available?
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Organization: SoftQuad Inc., Toronto
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 20:16:31 GMT

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