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From: faustus@ic.Berkeley.EDU (Wayne A. Christopher)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: Fuzzy fonts??
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Date: 4 Nov 88 20:06:59 GMT
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In article <6214@pogo.GPID.TEK.COM>, curtj@pogo.GPID.TEK.COM (Curt ) writes:
> > Does this mean that if PostScript draws characters by drawing some
> > combination of filled and unfilled polygons, all you have to do is
> > modify the routines to draw the polygons in order to get fuzzy fonts?
> 
> 	I have no idea what you are referring to here.  

What I mean is, when PostScript has to draw a character for the first time,
presumably it takes the outline representation and uses its polygon fill
algorithm to fill it in.  If the polygon fill algorithm does anti-aliasing
automatically, doesn't this give you fuzzy fonts?

	Wayne