oh right. I thought you were making a standalone font. On Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 9:03 PM Tom Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >>> >>
