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From: KPURCELL@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Scientific Symbol Fonts
Message-ID: <90254.174022KPURCELL@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK>
Date: 11 Sep 90 16:40:21 GMT
Organization: University of Liverpool
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I have been asked the same question by a couple of people here, so now I
have to do something about it!

We need a Sceintific *PostScript* font to print h-bar and all manner of
other wonderful characters. We have tried Expresionist and a couple of
other work-arounds, but they aren't very good.

We also need to be able to print crystallographic indices (Miller Indices).
These appear as one bar one zero or one one bar two zero. Looks like:
          _          _
       (1 1 0)  (1 1 2 0)

Do any postscript fonts have a built in overbar?

How do others cope with this problem?

Mail to me and I'll summerise if I get any useful responses.

Thanks in advance,

Kevin Purcell             | kpurcell@liverpool.ac.uk
Surface Science Centre    |
Liverpool University      | Omit needless words.