← Back to context Comment by jxf 6 hours ago I'm not familiar with Metafont -- is this what you're referencing? https://ctan.org/pkg/metafont?lang=en 3 comments jxf Reply svat 3 hours ago See “The Concept of a Meta-Font”: https://gwern.net/doc/design/typography/1982-knuth.pdf WillAdams 4 hours ago Yes, that is METAFONT.You'll find it more accessible via METAPOST, and there have been font designs made using it. Better starting link is:https://davidcarlisle.github.io/uk-tex-faq/FAQ-mfptutorials.... delta_p_delta_x 5 hours ago Not the OP, but probably (please correct me if I'm wrong...) Knuth's claim was that a font's metrics could be described as geometric transformations and equations. I believe most of the TeX typefaces were described with Metafont.
svat 3 hours ago See “The Concept of a Meta-Font”: https://gwern.net/doc/design/typography/1982-knuth.pdf
WillAdams 4 hours ago Yes, that is METAFONT.You'll find it more accessible via METAPOST, and there have been font designs made using it. Better starting link is:https://davidcarlisle.github.io/uk-tex-faq/FAQ-mfptutorials....
delta_p_delta_x 5 hours ago Not the OP, but probably (please correct me if I'm wrong...) Knuth's claim was that a font's metrics could be described as geometric transformations and equations. I believe most of the TeX typefaces were described with Metafont.
See “The Concept of a Meta-Font”: https://gwern.net/doc/design/typography/1982-knuth.pdf
Yes, that is METAFONT.
You'll find it more accessible via METAPOST, and there have been font designs made using it. Better starting link is:
https://davidcarlisle.github.io/uk-tex-faq/FAQ-mfptutorials....
Not the OP, but probably (please correct me if I'm wrong...) Knuth's claim was that a font's metrics could be described as geometric transformations and equations. I believe most of the TeX typefaces were described with Metafont.