It doesn't matter - all that actually matters is the format the terminal firmware expects in the font file. The terminal will decide the aspect ratio of the pixels based on the number of columns and rows and the display resolution.
Tom Wilson [email protected] (619)940-6311 On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 4:34 PM Brian White <[email protected]> wrote: > The rom bit patterns are only 1/2 the story. The other half is the shape > of a pixel, which probably isn't square. > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 4:53 PM Jim Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > If you're going to do that much, then I will grab some more pics with a >> > better camera and a tripod so my hand isn't moving, and manual focus. >> > Maybe even a good straight-on centered shot without glare from the room >> > lights. Maybe with manual controls I can get a shot in the dark without >> > the text blooming. >> >> You know what, I realize that I went straight to that screen photo image >> because I was looking for a clear image that had my X<char>X pattern in >> 80-column mode... and it's really not so blurry, but the capture in >> "Snapshot_20210127_233755.jpg" is sharper and does have the full character >> set showing. Even though they're flanked by square brackets I think I can >> work with it. (the square brackets don't go to the full left and right >> extent of the character cell, that's why I used X.) Don't worry about >> going to any trouble for a sharper screen photo. For my cleanup/rescaling >> of the original font I've been working off a handheld iphone photo of my >> monitor. >> >> I also whipped something up to display the ROM data as large block pixels >> for an absolute reference to the original intended shapes so I think I've >> got everything I need (except time) :) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> jim >> >
