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From: jcb@lfcs.ed.ac.uk (Julian Bradfield)
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Subject: Re: METAFONT: Open caps?  Cursive caps?
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Date: 18 Nov 88 10:45:32 GMT
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In article <4469@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> rjchen@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Raymond Juimong Chen) writes:
>I'm wondering if anyone has developed an ``open capital letters' font
>or a ``cursive capital letters' font for TeX.  I've started an

>By ``cursive capital letters'' I don't mean the calligraphic fonts.
>The cursive font would use a much finer pen and be a little more
>flowery.  For example, the symbol for the power set of X is P(X)
>where P is a cursive P.  The symbol for the set of continuous functions
>from X to Y is C(X,Y) where C is a cursive C.  You get the idea.

I'm working on a copperplace font, but since I don't have a lot of
time for such activities, it will probably be another few months
before I get all the letters (capitals only!) done, and a lot longer
until they're reasonably refined. I'll probably post to TeXhax and
here when I have a first version ready.
(Unfortunately, copperplate is singulary ill-suited to low resolution
devices such as Laserwriters, owing to the large number of hairlines
at funny angles!)