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From: hammer@cs.purdue.EDU (Adam Hammer)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Help needed with lining up brackets at different point sizes
Keywords: brackets align help
Message-ID: <6896@medusa.cs.purdue.edu>
Date: 7 Jun 89 20:16:53 GMT
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     Our DITroff to PostScript converter uses the braceex character to
extend brackets, parentheses, and braces over large vertical spaces.
For some reason, this causes problems at points sizes other than 12
for the brackets.  At the bottom of this message, I've included a
small PostScript program that shows the problem.  The strangest part
is that at 24 points, the characters appear to be aligned properly,
but that the width of the braceex character is not the same as the
others.  Any ideas for getting around this problem would be greatly
appreciated.

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Adam Hammer                                        hammer@cs.purdue.edu
Purdue University Department of Computer Science      ...!purdue!hammer

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[10 12 18 24 ] {

  /mysize exch def

  /Symbol findfont mysize scalefont setfont

  100 mysize 0.2 mul add 100 moveto
  (\353) show
  100 100 mysize add  moveto
  (\357) show
  100 mysize 0.2 mul add 100 mysize 2 mul add moveto
  (\351) show

  300 mysize 0.1 mul sub 100 moveto
  (\373) show
  300 100 mysize add  moveto
  (\357) show
  300 mysize 0.1 mul sub 100 mysize 2 mul add moveto
  (\371) show

  showpage

  } forall

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