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Re: findfont vs selectfont

From ken <ken@spamcop.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.postscript
Subject Re: findfont vs selectfont
Date 2016-08-12 15:53 +0100
Message-ID <MPG.3217f33c53d3211a98990d@usenet.plus.net> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <noi472$b7k$1@dont-email.me> <01d6de9f-c5b5-4c9e-b54e-f2aab0f6e4f7@googlegroups.com> <nok88d$qc7$1@dont-email.me> <MPG.3217b6f27413bcc698990c@usenet.plus.net> <noklpl$6nl$1@dont-email.me>

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In article <noklpl$6nl$1@dont-email.me>, angus@quovadis.com.ar says...
> 
> On 12/08/2016 12:36, ken wrote:
> > In article <nok88d$qc7$1@dont-email.me>, angus@quovadis.com.ar says...
> >
> >> /currentfontheight {
> >>       currentfont /FontMatrix get 3 get
> >>       currentfont /OrigFont get /FontMatrix get 3 get
> >>       div
> >> } bind def
> >>
> >> but now I wonder whether all fonts have an OrigFont entry...
> >
> > No, they don't. Are you using Ghostscript by any chance ?
> 
> Yes. So, I assume this is a ghostscriptism?


Its added by the Ghostscript font machinery for internal purposes. It is 
not guaranteed to be present on any other interpreter. As it is a 
Ghostscript internal feature (not part of the API) it may change without 
notice, you sholdn't use it.


				Ken

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Re: findfont vs selectfont jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2016-08-11 04:39 -0700
  Re: findfont vs selectfont Carlos <angus@quovadis.com.ar> - 2016-08-11 17:05 +0200
    Re: findfont vs selectfont jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2016-08-12 02:28 -0700
      Re: findfont vs selectfont Carlos <angus@quovadis.com.ar> - 2016-08-12 12:26 +0200
        Re: findfont vs selectfont ken <ken@spamcop.net> - 2016-08-12 11:36 +0100
          Re: findfont vs selectfont Carlos <angus@quovadis.com.ar> - 2016-08-12 16:17 +0200
            Re: findfont vs selectfont ken <ken@spamcop.net> - 2016-08-12 15:53 +0100
              Re: findfont vs selectfont luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-08-12 14:09 -0700

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