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From: dws@cs.wisc.edu (DaviD W. Sanderson)
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Subject: How were the X fonts created?
Keywords: fonts, chickens and eggs
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Date: 12 Mar 91 00:43:28 GMT
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Since the only readily available font editor for X is a user-contributed
program, how were (are) the X fonts created in the first place?

I looked in the FAQ but found no answer to this question.
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