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authorNorbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900
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+These are the sources for the xhershey tool. Most things are explained
+in the man page. Here are a few notes:
+
+Xhershey expects one character description per line in the database.
+The Usenet database will have to have lines joined first. join.icn and
+chk.icn are short Icon programs to join lines and check the database
+for internal consistency respectively. Something similar can be cooked
+up with awk or C, I'm sure.
+
+There are a few example spec files thrown in this distribution for
+Script and three styles of Gothic. The fonts are passable but of
+indifferent quality. They should be balanced in size and weight a
+little w.r.t. CM or whatever font family you are using before being
+released. Also I don't think it is a good idea to mix in punctuation
+symbols from other styles, even though they fill holes in the Script
+and Gothic map. Some playing around with the pen specs may be a good
+idea. I just didn't have the time.
+
+Speaking of MF files, the parameter files are stolen from those for
+CMR. These may not be the best. Again, have fun experimenting.
+
+In my opinion, the Hershey fonts are good value for money (free), but I
+have been consistently disappointed in my attempts to make them good
+fonts for TeX and other high-quality formatters. They just lack enough
+characters, that little bit of necessary character information or that
+touch of polish and it would be time consuming to tune the fonts. If
+you just want some strange screen fonts or previewing fonts for vector
+displays, Hershey may be ok for you.
+
+I'd be interested in any bug reports or improvements, but I doubt if I
+will have much time to respond appropriately. In other words, this
+software is provided as is and you are on your own.
+
+ Ken Yap
+ November 1988