Computers & Typesetting, Volume C: The Metafont Book

Computers & Typesetting, Volume C: The Metafont Book

          
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A Complete User's Guide to Typeface Design with METAFONT Now, 35 years after the first edition, the leading worldwide experts on these systems have spent several months inspecting every page thoroughly. We now believe that every "i" has been properly dotted,  every "t" has been properly crossed, and every bug has been properly exterminated. METAFONT, created by author Donald E. Knuth, is a computer language that allows you to produce professional quality typefaces using mathematical type design. The METAFONTbook, a users guide and reference manual, enables readers with only minimal computer science or word processing experience to master the basic as well as the more advanced areas of METAFONT programming. Readers will learn how to write a program for each letter or symbol of a typeface. Using METAFONT, it is possible to customize a type design that already exists, or even to create an entire alphabet from scratch. It is particularly easy to create logos or special symbols. Advanced users will enjoy the freedom and artistry that METAFONT allows in creating original typefaces. HIGHLIGHTS Introduces concepts informally early in the text; in later chapters, these concepts are filled in with more detailed explanations. Program exercises are found throughout the text with answers in an appendix. Exercises and concepts of greater difficulty are marked with margin symbols. In this way, both beginning and experienced users of METAFONT can benefit. The book is a companion text to Knuth's The TeXbook, since TeX can be used to typeset with fonts created using METAFONT. Knuth's familiar wit, and illustrations specially drawn by Duane Bibby, add a light touch to an unusually readable software manual. The METAFONTbook is the third in a five-volume series on Computers and Typesetting, all authored by Knuth.

Table of Contents:
Preface v Chapter 1: The Name of the Game 1 Chapter 2: Coordinates 5 Chapter 3: Curves 13 Chapter 4: Pens 21 Chapter 5: Running METAFONT 31 Chapter 6: How METAFONT Reads What You Type 49 Chapter 7: Variables 53 Chapter 8: Algebraic Expressions 59 Chapter 9: Equations 75 Chapter 10: Assignments 87 Chapter 11: Magnification and Resolution 91 Chapter 12: Boxes 101 Chapter 13: Drawing, Filling, and Erasing 109 Chapter 14: Paths 123 Chapter 15: Transformations 141 Chapter 16: Calligraphic Effects 147 Chapter 17: Grouping 155 Chapter 18: Definitions (also called Macros) 159 Chapter 19: Conditions and Loops 169 Chapter 20: More About Macros 175 Chapter 21: Random Numbers 183 Chapter 22: Strings 187 Chapter 23: Online Displays 191 Chapter 24: Discreteness and Discretion 195 Chapter 25: Summary of Expressions 209 Chapter 26: Summary of the Language 217 Chapter 27: Recovery from Errors 223 Appendix A: Answers to All the Exercises 233 Appendix B: Basic Operations 257 Appendix C: Character Codes 281 Appendix D: Dirty Tricks 285 Appendix E: Examples 301 Appendix F: Font Metric Information 315 Appendix G: Generic Font Files 323 Appendix H: Hardcopy Proofs 327 Appendix I: Index 345 Appendix J: Joining the TEX Community 361


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780137494224
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Addison Wesley
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 013749422X
  • Publisher Date: 29 Nov 2021
  • Binding: Digital download
  • Sub Title: The Metafont Book


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