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Subject:    [Fonts] Re: XmBDFEdit and PSF fonts
From:       Mark Leisher <mleisher () crl ! NMSU ! Edu>
Date:       2004-01-30 23:08:47
Message-ID: 401AE3FF.5020306 () crl ! nmsu ! edu
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Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
>>are widths greater than 8 pixels now available for console fonts?
> 
> 
> Yes. For example, the kbd distribution has some 12x22 fonts.
> 
> 
>>Should xmbdfed export all PSF fonts in Unicode order or should
>>the original order be preserved as much as possible?
> 
> 
> The order is significant. The video hardware expects line drawing
> characters at certain positions, giving them a pixel extra.
> 
> Andries

Thanks, Andries.  I'll "do the right thing," then :-)
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