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From: jwg@duke.UUCP (Jeffrey William Gillette)
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Subject: What is "Metafont"?
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Date: Sun, 1-Dec-85 19:04:37 EST
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In preparation for an upgrade of the Duke Language Toolkit, I have heard some
references to "Metafont" which is reported to be a way to describe fonts 
independent of raster or bit patterns.  Such an approach would ease the 
process of producing fonts for widely divergent devices (especially those 
that do not support graphics standards like GKS or VDI).

So what is "Metafont"?  Is it a commercial product or an algorithm?  And 
where can I find a printed description of this approach to fonts (a 
definition or tutorial would be execllent).  Pleasesend mail.

Jeffrey William Gillette	uucp: duke!ecsvax!duccpc!coloe!jeff
The Divinity School
Duke University
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