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Article #3542Re: Quality of TeX fonts
From: Clayton Elwell
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1987 08:17
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1987 08:17
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The major improvements I've noticed in going from the "am" fonts to the
"cm" fonts are:
1. The x-height (the distance from the baseline to the top of a lower
case "x") was increased. The main effects of this are to make a
paragraph of text a more even texture, and to make it more legible
on low resolution output devices (like 300 dpi laser printers).
2. The proportions of several characters were twiddled around to make
the letterforms more consistent with each other. This makes the
text more attractive and legible.
Even with these improvements, I still find Computer Modern to be cramped and
inelegant. This is a matter of personal taste, however.
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