Book Overview
METAFONT is a system for the design of symbols and alphabetic characters suited to raster-based devices that print or display text. The construction of a typeface is an art form and this manual is... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0201134446
ISBN13:9780201134445
Release Date:January 1986
Publisher:Addison-Wesley Professional
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 8.1" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Well, if you care about archaic technology
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Once upon a time, MF represented the best hope for outline font technology. Then came PostScript, Type 1 fonts, ATM and it became moot. It's a nice graphic programming language and for some mathematically-derived designs it's easier to work with than is, say, Fontographer or Fontlab, but the output is mired in the bitmap world (valiant MF2PS efforts notwithstanding). Serious students of MF will also need the Computer Modern Typefaces book. And possibly a healthy dose of liquor. But as I said, the language is actually kind of nice (and MF can be used as a simple algebraic calculator if you're so inclined).
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