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Frequently Asked Questions About Fonts

Archive-name: fonts-faq/part1 Version: 2.0.4   Frequently Asked Questions About Fonts   ---------------------------------------------------------------------   - The comp.fonts FAQ Version 2.0.4. May 09, 1994 Compiled by Norman   Walsh   Copyright (C) 1992, 93 by Norman Walsh <walsh@cs.umass.edu>.   Portions of the OS/2 section are Copyright (C) 1993 by David J.   Birnbaum.  All rights reserved.  Reproduced here by permission.   Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this   document provided the copyright notice and this permission notice   are preserved on all copies. Subject: Table of Contents   1. General Information 1.1. Font Houses 1.2. What's the difference     between all these font formats? 1.3. What about "Multiple Master"     fonts? 1.4. Is there a methodology to describe and classify     typefaces? 1.5. What is the "f" shaped "s" c...