Xref: utzoo comp.lang.postscript:8099 comp.fonts:2156 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!apple!bionet!uwm.edu!ogicse!milton!uw-beaver!uw-june!graham From: graham@cs.washington.edu (Stephen Graham) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.fonts Subject: Re: Math symbol font Message-ID: <15568@june.cs.washington.edu> Date: 26 Mar 91 19:28:09 GMT References: <1991Mar19.013622.6266@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <15558@june.cs.washington.edu> <1991Mar26.155134.24388@pmafire.inel.gov> Reply-To: graham@june.cs.washington.edu (Stephen Graham) Organization: University of Washington, Computer Science, Seattle Lines: 17 In article <1991Mar26.155134.24388@pmafire.inel.gov> geoff@pmafire.inel.gov (Geoff Allen) writes: > >It seems that trying to determine much about a typeface at fax >resolution would be difficult, if not impossible, no? > The sample sheets appear to have been done at 18 pt, large enough that most details make it through the fax process. However, I think the sheets are better used as an indication of the available character set. I wouldn't base my final buying decision for a text typeface on the fax sheets alone, but it's a help, especially with the pi fonts. -- Steve Graham graham@isis.ee.washington.edu (206) 543-8115