At 17:12 4/27/2002, John I wrote: >Fount is the traditional British spelling of font. Since the advent of >digital typography, font has become pretty much universal, but older >English sources use the spelling fount.
This is actually something that came up in the (still ongoing) typesetting of the new book _Language Culture Type : international type design in the age of Unicode_. One of the British contributors had used the fount spelling in her essay, but she agreed that this would confuse most readers today, even in Britain. A feature article about the production of this books -- which has some embarassingly flattering things to say about yours truly -- is online at http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/16415.html John Hudson Tiro Typeworks www.tiro.com Vancouver, BC [EMAIL PROTECTED] A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend. - Ward McAllister
