On Fri 09 Nov 2001 at 11:18AM -0600, Taral wrote: > On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 09:47:25AM +0000, James Allwright wrote: > > > > Well, no-one has requested this, but I thought I'd post it all > > the same. This is my little bit of PostScript to insert sharp > > and flat symbols in a text string. It works, but the new > > symbols look out of place. > > > > I recommend using a font instead of this... the rendering engine is far > better about making things look 'in place'. Also, overriding '#' and 'b' > especially seems to be kind of over-the-top... better to create new > symbols /sharp and /flat and let the user create appropriate encodings. > > If necessary, I'll code it up for anyone who wants.
Yes please, I'd like to see how this approach works. There are no sharp and flat characters in the standard character sets for PostScript, so you need to get your own glyphs in there somehow. James Allwright To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
