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–30– has been traditionally used by journalists to indicate the end of a story.
–30– has been traditionally used by journalists to indicate the end of a story.
Agate (typography)
An agate is a unit of typographical measure.
An agate is a unit of typographical measure.
All caps
In typography, all caps (short for "all capitals" or "all capitalized") refers to text or a font in which all letters are capital letters.
In typography, all caps (short for "all capitals" or "all capitalized") refers to text or a font in which all letters are capital letters.
Atex (software)
Atex is a company specializing in the development of advertising and content management systems.
Atex is a company specializing in the development of advertising and content management systems.
Auriol (typeface)
Auriol is a display typeface created by George Auriol in 1901 for the Deberny & Peignot foundry in Paris.
Auriol is a display typeface created by George Auriol in 1901 for the Deberny & Peignot foundry in Paris.
Bitstream Speedo Fonts
Bitstream Speedo, or Speedo, are an obsolete scalable font format created by Bitstream Inc. Speedo was used in very early versions of WordPerfect and Microsoft Windows.
Bitstream Speedo, or Speedo, are an obsolete scalable font format created by Bitstream Inc. Speedo was used in very early versions of WordPerfect and Microsoft Windows.
Capitalization
Capitalization is writing a word with its first letter as a majuscule and the remaining letters in minuscules.
Capitalization is writing a word with its first letter as a majuscule and the remaining letters in minuscules.
CAT (phototypesetter)
The GSI C/A/T is a phototypesetter developed by Graphic Systems in 1972.
The GSI C/A/T is a phototypesetter developed by Graphic Systems in 1972.
Characters per line
In typography and computing characters per line (CPL) or terminal width refers to the maximal number of monospaced characters that may appear on a single line.
In typography and computing characters per line (CPL) or terminal width refers to the maximal number of monospaced characters that may appear on a single line.
Comicraft
Comicraft is a company which provides graphic design and lettering services to various (primarily comic book) companies.
Comicraft is a company which provides graphic design and lettering services to various (primarily comic book) companies.
Complex text layout
Complex text layout (abbreviated CTL) or complex text rendering refers to the typesetting of writing systems which require complex transformations between text input and text display...
Complex text layout (abbreviated CTL) or complex text rendering refers to the typesetting of writing systems which require complex transformations between text input and text display...
Composing stick
Composing sticks were manufactured by many companies, but notably by the H.B. Rouse company.
Composing sticks were manufactured by many companies, but notably by the H.B. Rouse company.
Compugraphic
Compugraphic Corporation was an American producer of typesetting systems and phototypesetting equipment, based, at the time of the Agfa merger, in Wilmington, Massachusetts, just a few miles fr...
Compugraphic Corporation was an American producer of typesetting systems and phototypesetting equipment, based, at the time of the Agfa merger, in Wilmington, Massachusetts, just a few miles fr...
Desktop publishing
Desktop publishing (abbreviated DTP) is the creation of printed materials using page layout software on a personal computer.
Desktop publishing (abbreviated DTP) is the creation of printed materials using page layout software on a personal computer.
F3 (font format)
F3 is an outline font format created by Folio, Inc. Sun Microsystems acquired Folio in 1988, and included 57 F3 fonts and the F3 interpreter, TypeScaler, in its OpenWindows desktop environment.
F3 is an outline font format created by Folio, Inc. Sun Microsystems acquired Folio in 1988, and included 57 F3 fonts and the F3 interpreter, TypeScaler, in its OpenWindows desktop environment.
Font
In typography, a font is traditionally defined as a quantity of sorts composing a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular typeface.
In typography, a font is traditionally defined as a quantity of sorts composing a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular typeface.
Font family (HTML)
In HTML and XHTML, a font face or font family is the typeface that will be applied by a web browser to some text.
In HTML and XHTML, a font face or font family is the typeface that will be applied by a web browser to some text.
Furniture (typesetting)
In typesetting, furniture is a term for pieces of wood that are shorter than the height of the type.
In typesetting, furniture is a term for pieces of wood that are shorter than the height of the type.
Graphite (SIL)
Graphite is a programmable Unicode-compliant smart-font technology and rendering system developed by SIL International.
Graphite is a programmable Unicode-compliant smart-font technology and rendering system developed by SIL International.
Hot metal typesetting
In printing and typography, hot metal typesetting refers to 19th-century technologies for typesetting text in letterpress printing.
In printing and typography, hot metal typesetting refers to 19th-century technologies for typesetting text in letterpress printing.
Intellifont
Intellifont was a scalable font technology developed by Tom Hawkins at Compugraphic in Wilmington, Massachusetts during the late 1980s, the patent for which was granted to Hawkins in 1987.
Intellifont was a scalable font technology developed by Tom Hawkins at Compugraphic in Wilmington, Massachusetts during the late 1980s, the patent for which was granted to Hawkins in 1987.
Intertype Corporation
The Intertype Corporation produced the Intertype, a typecasting machine closely resembling the Linotype, and using the same matrices as the Linotype.
The Intertype Corporation produced the Intertype, a typecasting machine closely resembling the Linotype, and using the same matrices as the Linotype.
Lanston Monotype Company
Lanston Monotype Company was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the end of the nineteenth century by Tolbert Lanston.
Lanston Monotype Company was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the end of the nineteenth century by Tolbert Lanston.
Line length
In Typography Line length is the width occupied by a block of typeset text, measured in inches, picas and points.
In Typography Line length is the width occupied by a block of typeset text, measured in inches, picas and points.
Ludlow Typograph
A Ludlow Typograph is a hot metal typesetting system used in letterpress printing.
A Ludlow Typograph is a hot metal typesetting system used in letterpress printing.
Monospaced font
A monospaced font, also called a fixed-pitch, fixed-width or non-proportional font, is a font whose letters and characters each occupy the same amount of horizontal space.
A monospaced font, also called a fixed-pitch, fixed-width or non-proportional font, is a font whose letters and characters each occupy the same amount of horizontal space.
Morris Fuller Benton (list of types)
* Roycroft (c. 1898), inspired by lettering in the Saturday Evening Post and often credited to Lewis Buddy, though (according to ATF) designed “partly” by Benton.
* Roycroft (c. 1898), inspired by lettering in the Saturday Evening Post and often credited to Lewis Buddy, though (according to ATF) designed “partly” by Benton.
New Typesetting System
The New Typesetting System (NTS) is a reimplementation of the typesetting system TeX in Java.
The New Typesetting System (NTS) is a reimplementation of the typesetting system TeX in Java.
Petite caps
In typography, petite capitals are a stylistic letter form, a variant of small caps.
In typography, petite capitals are a stylistic letter form, a variant of small caps.
Phototypesetting
Phototypesetting was a method of setting type, rendered obsolete with the popularity of the personal computer and desktop publishing software, that uses a photographic process to generate column...
Phototypesetting was a method of setting type, rendered obsolete with the popularity of the personal computer and desktop publishing software, that uses a photographic process to generate column...
Printer's key
The printer’s key, also known as the number line, is a line of text printed on the copyright page (the verso of the title page) of books, used to indicate the print run.
The printer’s key, also known as the number line, is a line of text printed on the copyright page (the verso of the title page) of books, used to indicate the print run.
Printer’s key
The printer’s key, also known as the number line, is a line of text printed on the copyright page (the verso of the title page) of books, used to indicate the print run.
The printer’s key, also known as the number line, is a line of text printed on the copyright page (the verso of the title page) of books, used to indicate the print run.
Punchcutting
In traditional typography, punchcutting is the craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era.
In traditional typography, punchcutting is the craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era.
Reglet (typesetting)
A reglet is a piece of wooden spacing material used in typesetting, usually to provide spacing between paragraphs, though it is sometimes used to fill in small spaces not taken up by type in the...
A reglet is a piece of wooden spacing material used in typesetting, usually to provide spacing between paragraphs, though it is sometimes used to fill in small spaces not taken up by type in the...
Slug (typesetting)
A slug is a piece of spacing material used in typesetting to space paragraphs.
A slug is a piece of spacing material used in typesetting to space paragraphs.
Small caps
In typography, small capitals (usually abbreviated small caps) are uppercase (capital) characters set at the same height and weight as surrounding lowercase (small) letters or te...
In typography, small capitals (usually abbreviated small caps) are uppercase (capital) characters set at the same height and weight as surrounding lowercase (small) letters or te...
Sort (typesetting)
In typesetting by hand compositing, a sort is a piece of type representing a particular letter or symbol, cast from a matrix mould and assembled with other sorts bearing additional letters into ...
In typesetting by hand compositing, a sort is a piece of type representing a particular letter or symbol, cast from a matrix mould and assembled with other sorts bearing additional letters into ...
Strut (typesetting)
In typesetting, a strut is an invisible character or element, used to ensure that a section has a minimum height, even if no other elements are included.
In typesetting, a strut is an invisible character or element, used to ensure that a section has a minimum height, even if no other elements are included.
TeX font metric
TeX font metric (TFM) is a font file format used by the TeX typesetting system.
TeX font metric (TFM) is a font file format used by the TeX typesetting system.
The PracTeX Journal
The PracTeX Journal, or simply PracTeX, also known as TPJ, is an online journal focussing on practical use of the TeX typesetting system.
The PracTeX Journal, or simply PracTeX, also known as TPJ, is an online journal focussing on practical use of the TeX typesetting system.
TJ-2
TJ-2 (Type Justifying Program) was published by Peter Samson in May 1963 and is thought to be the first page layout program.
TJ-2 (Type Justifying Program) was published by Peter Samson in May 1963 and is thought to be the first page layout program.
TrueDoc
TrueDoc is an outline font standard developed by Bitstream that compactly encodes font for use in web pages through their TrueDoc system.
TrueDoc is an outline font standard developed by Bitstream that compactly encodes font for use in web pages through their TrueDoc system.
TrueType
TrueType is an outline font standard originally developed by Apple Computer in the late 1980s as a competitor to Adobe's Type 1 fonts used in PostScript.
TrueType is an outline font standard originally developed by Apple Computer in the late 1980s as a competitor to Adobe's Type 1 fonts used in PostScript.
Typesetting
Typesetting is the composition of text by means of types.
Typesetting is the composition of text by means of types.
UltraXML
UltraXML is a WYSIWYG XML dynamic desktop publishing solution that can be used for complex document creation requiring high level of typographical controls.
UltraXML is a WYSIWYG XML dynamic desktop publishing solution that can be used for complex document creation requiring high level of typographical controls.
–30–
–30– has been traditionally used by journalists to indicate the end of a story.
–30– has been traditionally used by journalists to indicate the end of a story.