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From: zs01+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Zalman Stern)
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Subject: Re: Font sizes in e.g. "fontdesc_Create" - pixels, points, or other?
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Date: 9 Dec 89 17:36:53 GMT
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In theory, the value is supposed to be in points. The implementation is
such that if you ask for a 12 point font, you will get whatever your window
system has decided to call foo12 . If ATK gets ported to a system with
on the fly font generation (e.g. Display PostScript or NeWS), the correct
interpretation of fontsize in points can be done.

Sincerely,
Zalman Stern