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Today’s computers store fonts as outlines and equip them with instructions (hints) for intelligent sizing (scaling). This technique makes necessary but a single format for reproducing text on display screens, laser printers, typesetting machines and drafting devices.
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Karow, P. (1994). Intelligent Font Scaling. In: Font Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78505-4_7
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