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From: jdc@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Jeff Capehart)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,comp.fonts
Subject: Looking for font algorithms/code
Keywords: font, bitmap, print
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Date: 4 May 90 20:56:03 GMT
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Reply-To: jdc@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Jeff Capehart)
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I am doing some programming which prints out different fonts
to a printer.  With Turbo C, the fonts are pretty easy because
they can be scaled up and down.  The stroked fonts can be scaled
in much finer increments than the bitmapped fonts.

However, I am running into some difficulty.  I want to be able to
print out very large size characters onto a printer much like
Print Shop or Sign Designer.  But, I can't fit the characters onto
the screen to make use of the Turbo C built in fonts.   Also, the
stroked fonts look really bad when scaled up 10 or 20 times.

Does anyone know of any algorithms or code which has descriptive
data about how fonts are formed such that resolution is not lost
at the higher magnifications?   Are there any books describing
how to do this?   How much work does it take to design a font
such as I have described?

The routines need to be able to store partial bitmaps in memory
so that they can be sent to the printer.  I may also want to
incorporate some kind of clip-art into the program.  Is there
some kind of description on the format of clip-art files such
as the Print-shop ones?   How might I get such information?

Thanks in advance.

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Jeff Capehart 		Internet: jdc@beach.cis.ufl.edu
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