I'd meant for him to contact me privately so I could mail him some photocopies and save him the trouble of trying to find copies of the book.
-----Original Message----- From: Peter B. West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: source for hz algorithm Rhett, Discussion of the actual algorithms would be of general interest, I think. Peter Rhett Aultman wrote: > My girlfriend just located both volumes at the University of Central Florida library >and is bringing them home for me to peruse. > > Vic, why don't you email me privately so we can discuss this? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dirk-Willem van Gulik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] ... > > It is documented in either book 1 or 2 of Digital Typography by (I think!) > P. Karow, of URW (i.e. the folks behind the Ikarus format (just google > for URW and Digital Typograhy or Ikarus)). I think it is in book one. The > books are an absolute 'must have' - but hard to get. Occasionally one can > be found second hand; usually from a art/font firm dealing with the > high end market of posters and other big print publications. > > But the algorithm described there is not a computer one; but more a method > for someone cutting the scripts coming out of the linotypes and pasting > them on the wax board. -- Peter B. West [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.powerup.com.au/~pbwest/ "Lord, to whom shall we go?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
