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From: jaa@alana.UUCP (Alan Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,comp.graphics
Subject: X-Windows Graphic Application (Fonts)
Keywords: X11-r3 Vector Fonts
Message-ID: <105@alana.UUCP>
Date: 3 Oct 90 01:42:51 GMT
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Organization: United Dominion Buildings, Memphis, TN
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Does anybody know of "vector" fonts in public domain or otherwise?
The application that we are developing is under SCO-ODT using X11-R3
with OSF/Motif. The App requires rotated text possibly in the "plane"
of a 3D object, the translation and rotation of the text vectors
is not a problem, I do that already. I think a vector font is the 
only way to get there from here. The text must be scalable and rotatable.
I need a font file format and if possible the code for extraction by 
reference of the ASCII chart, or if a font file is available that is 
decodeable that will do.

If there is a better way to do this I am open for suggestions, I really 
don't want to re-invent the wheel the 1001th time. ? Is Postscript 
display feasable? 

	Thanks 
	Alan (901) 762-6068 

PS. MIT this is one hell of a limitation of X Windows, but hardware 
portability makes it worth it.