Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 06:03:18 +0000 (GMT) From: Kris Kirby <kris@catonic.net> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: banner(6) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104170602480.8104-100000@spaz.huntsvilleal.com> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010416211727.045766e0@localhost>
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On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Brett Glass wrote: > >I could say "typeface" if that makes you feel better. But the figlet > >package itself calls them "fonts". > > "Fonts" is the correct term. A "typeface" is a design for a set of > characters, regardless of size. A "font" is a typeface scaled to a > specific size and density (e.g. 11 point bold). What is kerning? ----- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR | TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said. <kris@nospam.catonic.net> | ------------------------------------------------------- "Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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