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To: B Knotts

This is a very technical article and it uses a lot of difficult language, but the bottom line is you can't duplicate the CBS letter spacing without using TrueType fonts or violating Apple Computer's patents.

I think it is quite ironic that a technology developed for Steve Jobs will be the undoing of CBS News.

I did a quick test on MSWord just a couple of minutes ago and could see the difference between kerning on and kerning. The CBS documents were done with kerning off, but they still have some of the spacing features associated with kerning.

This is CRITICAL. The spacing in the CBS memos COULD NOT POSSIBLY be done except in a TrueType font.


81 posted on 09/12/2004 5:15:54 PM PDT by js1138 (Speedy architect of perfect labyrinths.)
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To: js1138
This is a very technical article and it uses a lot of difficult language, but the bottom line is you can't duplicate the CBS letter spacing without using TrueType fonts or violating Apple Computer's patents.

Agreed. That's why I suggested the time traveler.

Looking at the latest pathetic PC Magazine article, it's kinda good CBS hasn't fessed up...the longer they take, the more leftist fools they will ultimately take down with them.

91 posted on 09/12/2004 5:39:39 PM PDT by B Knotts ("John Kerry, who says he doesn't like outsourcing, wants to outsource our national security.")
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