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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
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Subject: Re: really large font?
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Date: 19 Sep 90 18:15:21 GMT
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    With this definition the of PIXEL_SIZE the font may not be the real
    pixel size.

I did say *roughly* (actually I said "rougly" :-).

    I thought it was the reverse, PIXEL_SIZE was the real pixel size
    and POINT_SIZE was computed from that.

Please read the XLFD.  "Design POINT_SIZE cannot be calculated or approximated."
(Although people seem to do it all the time when making up XLFD names for
existing random bitmap fonts. :-)  "POINT_SIZE can be approximated if not
supplied as a font property, according to the following algorithm:" (the one
I gave).