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From: tomb@hplsla.HP.COM (Tom Bruhns)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: what do I call a variant of a CM font?
Message-ID: <330001@hplsla.HP.COM>
Date: 3 Jun 91 20:27:51 GMT
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teexdwu@ioe.lon.ac.uk (DOMINIK WUJASTYK) writes:
>I recently had a need for a slanted version of the Computer Modern
>font cmssbx10.  So I altered the slant (or tilt ratio) in the
>parameter file of cmssbx10, fired up Metafont, and out popped exactly
>the font I needed.  I am calling it ssbxi10.  So far so good.  But

As a novice, I can't help much, but is it really right to call it
something that implies italic, when it's actually slanted?  Seems like
"sl" should go in there somewhere...  But sounds like Don H. has a
more concrete suggestion.  (BTW, also from my novice viewpoint, it's
nice to hear success stories like this; makes me less afraid to try
some things myself.  Thanks for that side effect of your posting!)