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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 22:24:01 -0800
From: mackay@cs.washington.edu (Pierre MacKay)
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To: swift@bu.edu
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In-Reply-To: swift@acs.bu.edu's message of Tue, 28 Feb 95 20:46:36 -0500 <199503010146.UAA103187@acs3.bu.edu>
Subject: Re: xdvi config for non cx/300dpi mode
To keep just one set of pk fonts around, compile xdvi with your printer's
default mfmode and bdpi: change xdvi.c and xdvi.h: search and replace
on "cx" and "300".
But be aware, when you do this, that almost all present-day printers
are write-black devices, and unless you choose a white on black
display, your CRT operates as a write-white device. At 300 DPI (or its
shrunken equivalent) it matters. For rarely used fonts, and for sizes
greater than about 432 dpi (as generated by a magstep) the loss of
definition may not matter, but for everyday fonts, particularly those
with a high degree of hairline to stem contrast, it can make the
display very hard to read.
It may be that 600 DPI with increased shrink factor avoids the effect
of disintegrating diagonals which normally occurs when a write-black font
is used on a write-white device. I don't know, but I would tend to
doubt it.
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