Re: the alternative?

On Aug 23,  2:29pm, Tiro TypeWorks wrote:

> 1520 Garamond [...] is next to
> unreadable at 12pt onscreen -- it just about functions for laserprint
> proofing purposes -- but it shines at 2400+ dpi.

> I would
> still apreciate the ability to prevent certain fonts from being embedded in
> web pages, as they are simply inappropriate for the purpose and will remain
> so until we have 2400 dpi screens.

Hmmm, some fonts have maximal dpi in their license, you are suggesting a
minimum dpi as well. So there could be a family of fonts which differ by the
range of output device resolutions they are designed and licensed for.




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Received on Monday, 26 August 1996 13:27:11 UTC