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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
but in that case, isn't it the same thing as left-aligned text ? why not just do that from the start ? that way, you can use the typeface you want, at whatever size you want, and you have no worries about holes in the text.
what uses is this font designed for ? professional printers offer 300dpi ; it's the industry standard. i have never had a reason to look for higher, so i don't know if it's even available, but i really cannot imagine a case where 300dpi would not be good enough, with the exception of printing the "invisible (or at least illegible) to the naked eye" serial numbers or names which are sometimes used for authentification or security purposes (i read about it somewhere). seriously, 1/300 of one inch is so minuscule as to be effectively invisible, by itself. you can print photographs at 300dpi and they are almost indistinguishable from an argentic film print.
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Printers are certainly higher for arbitrary graphics and printing but for viewing on a screen you can't find 300 ppi without paying two arms and a leg. When the screen fonts are designed for the ppi value and all movement of fonts are always on pixel boundaries there is no need for higher values except for graphics IMHO. Aliasing makes even 100 ppi or so pretty good for text unless you use a magnifying glass.
Dale