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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
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Subject: Re: downloading fonts
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Date: 31 Dec 88 19:47:33 GMT
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    I wasn't certain about the cost of Metafont -> BDF -> SNF.
    Perhaps that's a better way to do it.

Yes, it is, and it won't cost you that much.  Not everybody uses MIT's SNF
(e.g. I don't think the DEC product will), but they will provide a compiler,
so allow your users to specify a compiler.

    The intent is that these fonts get generated `on the fly', and stored
    somewhere (/tmp, /usr/tmp) where they occasionally get cleaned up.

Yup, I did the same thing when redirecting a Symbolics console to X.  Note
that just creating the font file in the directory won't suffice, you'll also
need to provide a hook for running an "install" (mkfontdir in MIT's case).
And, you'll also need to update the servers font path (to the same value) to
ensure that all server's notice the new fonts.