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From: shebs@utah-cs.UUCP (Stanley Shebs)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Fonts vs Bitmaps
Message-ID: <4485@utah-cs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 14-Apr-87 10:49:49 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 14 10:49:49 1987
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Now that we have a font editor, I want to know if I should build a font for
an application of mine that uses about two dozen bitmaps (created and
maintained using "bitmap").  Questions include relative average performance
of writing font chars vs writing bitmaps (is there a noticeable difference
and how much variation between implementations) and how programs ought to
handle both (a real pain to have all those XStoreBitmaps, but how do people
abstract the positions of entries in non-alphabetic fonts, or don't they
bother?).  Any info/suggests greatly appreciated.

							stan shebs
							shebs@cs.utah.edu