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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
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Subject: Re: Fractional widths confusion
Message-ID: <1991May11.221648.14011@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 11 May 91 22:16:48 GMT
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In article <1991May11.073924.13068@neon.Stanford.EDU> kaufman@neon.Stanford.EDU (Marc T. Kaufman) writes:

>It turns out the Fractional Widths disables font substitution, so you WERE
>trying to print Geneva.  Even if font substitution did work, the lines would
>probably look a little funny because Geneva metrics are not the same as
>Helvetica metrics.  Why not change the document font to Helvetica?
>
>If you wait for system 7, you will get "Real" Geneva in TrueType outline
>form.

Ever tried to print that Geneva on a hi-res device?  It is _U_G_L_Y_.  I never
realized 360dpi could look so bad.

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