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Article #6237Re: What is a REAL font?
From: C. Kenny Lin
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1989 14:31
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1989 14:31
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If I remember correctly (from a graphics technology course I took eons ago), a typeface is the look of a set of type, a typeface family is variations (i.e. bold, italic, etc.) on a typeface, and a font is a typeface at a particular size. No thanks to Apple for confusing the issue with their menu structure..... ---Ken
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