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- From: jxt@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov (TOLLIVER J S)
- Subject: Re: HP VUE swiss fonts: are BDF sources available somewhere?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.172119.22545@ornl.gov>
- Sender: usenet@ornl.gov (News poster)
- Reply-To: jxt@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov (TOLLIVER J S)
- Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- References: <mathieu.714166948@gdim> <1992Aug19.191310.27337@hpcvusn.cv.hp.com> <92Aug19.225931.21965@acs.ucalgary.ca>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 17:21:19 GMT
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- In article <92Aug19.225931.21965@acs.ucalgary.ca>,
- bauwens@acs.ucalgary.ca (Luc Bauwens) writes:
-
- >Talking about fonts, the HP VUE User's guide does not mention any
- >possibility of changing them to some more readable ones. I
- >find the courier-like default not only unattractive but also,
- >sometimes confusing. Look at the difference between 0 and 8!
- >
- >You got to carefully look at them on my 710 with the 16 in
- >color (1024x768) monitor.
- >
- As long as we are talking preferences here, I like the prestige fonts
- pretty well -- much better than courier. I'm on a 19" 1280x1024 monitor
- (about 86 dpi vs 80 for 16")
-
- >Swiss fonts would be much better.
-
- But they're not monospaced...
-