Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 21:18:41 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>, James Howard <howardjp@well.com> Cc: Joseph Mallett <jmallett@newgold.net>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: banner(6) Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010416211727.045766e0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20010416193151.U27477@lpt.ens.fr> References: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0104161028290.23302-100000@well.com> <20010416191256.R27477@lpt.ens.fr> <Pine.GSO.4.21.0104161028290.23302-100000@well.com>
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At 11:31 AM 4/16/2001, Rahul Siddharthan 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). --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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