Comments on: Testing mftrace http://existentialtype.net/2009/04/18/testing-mftrace/ For People Who Like Type and Types Thu, 10 May 2012 12:36:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Shriramana Sharma http://existentialtype.net/2009/04/18/testing-mftrace/comment-page-1/#comment-60816 Shriramana Sharma Mon, 07 May 2012 03:41:41 +0000 http://existentialtype.net/?p=306#comment-60816 Hello. I came across this very interesting post while googling for MetaType1. I find interesting your contention that metafont + mftrace @ 3000 dpi is much more productive than MetaType1. I have been investigating the best way of producing a good font (see http://tug.org/pipermail/metapost/2012-March/002495.html) using the Meta* tools and would like to know more about your experiences with mftrace. As I don't find your email ID on this website, could you please drop me a mail to my GMail ID (which I have input in the appropriate field in this form) so I can learn somethings from you? Thank you very much! Hello. I came across this very interesting post while googling for MetaType1.

I find interesting your contention that metafont + mftrace @ 3000 dpi is much more productive than MetaType1. I have been investigating the best way of producing a good font (see http://tug.org/pipermail/metapost/2012-March/002495.html) using the Meta* tools and would like to know more about your experiences with mftrace. As I don’t find your email ID on this website, could you please drop me a mail to my GMail ID (which I have input in the appropriate field in this form) so I can learn somethings from you?

Thank you very much!

]]> By: Samuel Bronson http://existentialtype.net/2009/04/18/testing-mftrace/comment-page-1/#comment-50155 Samuel Bronson Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:29:46 +0000 http://existentialtype.net/?p=306#comment-50155 Hmm, very nice, but how many points does each outline have? Also, did you notice that the tail of the Q on the left curls back on itself more than the one on the right? At least, there's a critical point on the right side of its tail that's rather further down than on the right-hand Q, which doesn't occur until the nearly-circular curve at the end of the tail. So, I'm going to guess that the left-hand Q is the one generated by mftracing Knuth's very own Q. (I might be giving mftrace a more credit than it's due ;-) Hmm, very nice, but how many points does each outline have?

Also, did you notice that the tail of the Q on the left curls back on itself more than the one on the right? At least, there’s a critical point on the right side of its tail that’s rather further down than on the right-hand Q, which doesn’t occur until the nearly-circular curve at the end of the tail. So, I’m going to guess that the left-hand Q is the one generated by mftracing Knuth’s very own Q. (I might be giving mftrace a more credit than it’s due ;-)

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