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- From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Re: Re: IV24 and OPALVISION owners
- Message-ID: <62516@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 00:35:42 PDT
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- Distribution: world
- References: <James_Hastings-Trew.0hre@telepro.UUCP>
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- >In a message dated Sun 19 Jul 92 4:38, Joeles@cup.portal.com (joel Edward
- >wrote:
- >
- >> M> A 72 point font should be 1" tall at 100%
- >> M> magnification.
- >>
- >>NOT. This is a common misconception. A capital letter "E" will be 2/3 of
- >>the given point size tall. That means that a 72 point letter is actually
- >48
- >>points tall - well short of 1". Just thought you'd like to know that... :)
- >>
- >>-- Via DLG Pro v0.992
- >>
- >
- > JE> Wrong, you just misrepresented the question and gave an incomplete
- > JE> answer.
- > JE> A 72 point font IS 1". Note that the term was FONT, NOT letter. The
- > JE> FONT
- > JE> includes the descender and full upercase letter - that comes to 1
- > JE> inch at 72
- > JE> points. Depending upon the font's style, your 2/3rds is also off
- > JE> base.
- > JE> Learn to read instead of trying to sound cool and hip.
- >
- >Actually, I wasn't trying to sound cool and hip. I was trying to correct a
- >misconception, one that I see you still have. You do not measure a letter's
- >point size by including ascenders and descenders, as there are no letters
- >that have both, and ascender and descender length are totally dependent
-
- Again you've refused to read the statement. The question is FONT, NOT
- LETTER.
-
- The modern day concept is font families, not cast type from the turn of the
- century.
-
- >
- >Go to a typesetting shop and ask for a typesetter's gauge. Depending on the
- >make you will either have a line with a series of fine lines showing
-
- I've worked in one. I have one. Leading is figured in addition to the font
- size. The font does not include leading as you seemed to suggest.
-
-
- -Joel
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