On Mon, 28 Nov 1994, Robertj Jaquiss (503) 627-4444 DS 50-454 wrote:
> In response to the forwarded message from Judy Dixon, I have a copy of the
> Neemeth Braille code 1972 revision. There are in that book representations of
> numerals and letters. It was very enlightening to find out that the script
> versions of the letters are very different from the Seriff and sanseriff
> versions. This was quite a revelation to me since my teachers always talked
> about large and small letters. I thought small letters were small versions
> of their capitalized versions. As for a reference book, this would be a good
> idea.
> Since many fonts are available on a post script printer I think we can try using
> some capsule paper
> to get some sample letters to feel. I have some capsule paper and a machine
> so it will be interesting to feel the difference between bold, italic and underline
> letters. As a print reference try looking for a catalog of type wheel or
> ball elements. The catalog entries show the fonts produced by the wheels.
>
> Robert Jaquiss
>
> Internet: robertj@tekgen.bv.tek.com
I have that book also and remember how much fun it was to look at all
those symbols. As a kid, I used to read and reread it. I was thinking
not only of fonts but also of symbols that people just seem to know:
weather maps, floor plans, etc.
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