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What term would you prefer?

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Here is some further information on vintage typefaces:
https://www.mrmrsvintagetypewriters.com/en-us/blogs/news/typewriter-fonts

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Here is some further information on vintage typefaces:
https://www.mrmrsvintagetypewriters.com/en-us/blogs/news/typewriter-fonts

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My outtake was a small joke depending upon old-style typewriters, anachronism, and current usage. Apparently, it fell flat and further information is provided as clarification. My apologies for any confusion.

Anachronism:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachronism

Thanks to @alejr who provided this information:

Just another Forum Poster wrote:

Pica and Elite only applies to the keys used on typewriters and it refers to the Pitch (i.e. how many characters per inch) they each took up on a sheet of paper not the font.

Pica = 10 cpi

Elite = 12 cpi

The pitch on typewriters was determined by the actual physical key at the end of the type-bar or type-ball and, other than those models which had “removable” type-balls, couldn’t be changed.

And regardless of whether the font was Serif (small lines attached to the end of larger strokes like Bookface) or San-serif (no small lines attached to the end of larger strokes like Letter Gothic) it was always mono-spaced (i.e. Pica was always 10 cpi and Elite was always 12 cpi)

BTW, a particular typewriter font could be both Pica and Elite. I know for a fact that IBM Selectric typewriters had “interchangeable” Pica and Elite type-balls that used the same Prestige font set because I had to use one during my military career (“official” correspondence required Elite, “official” tech manuals/training instructions required Pica.)

Nether term has any bearing whatsoever on the fonts used for PC’s because the space between characters (kerning) is controlled by special code in each different “font file” and, unless you’re using a “mono-spaced” font like Courier New, it’s not fixed like it is on typewriters (i.e. variable-spaced fonts won’t be “## characters per inch” because the space between each character varies from character to character.)

Also, unlike typewriters, you can change the size of characters in PC fonts (i.e. larger size characters take up more space and will have less characters per inch where smaller characters take up less space and will have more characters per inch.)

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https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/replies-daily-computer-tip/#post-2569416

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My outtake was a small joke depending upon old-style typewriters, anachronism, and current usage. Apparently, it fell flat and I will include your information as clarification.

Anachronism:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachronism

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Remember, depending on your typewriter, your font style might be pica.

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265. No operating system will meet all your needs. Learn to use your operating system effectively to provide the best possible results for you.

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Radiophile wrote:

I’m new here, and I find the way this forum works to be, um, unusual.  Some testing follows.

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Hello and welcome to the forum! You may want to start here for how to use the forum:
https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/how-to-use-the-forum/

General rules are here:
https://www.askwoody.com/posts-and-privacy/user-account-general-rules/

I’m very grateful there’s a testing area here, too.

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Guinea Pig Update (Moments, Moments, Moments)
Version and build after update: Win11Pro 22H2.22621.1928

WuMgr downloaded and installed:

• 2023-06 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5027303)

Installed without error and the system rebooted without error.
System rebooted twice during update.

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264. Evaluate your third-party programs on a regular basis. You may find other programs that work well for you or new options offered in your current programs that work well for you.

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This article would have been useful in the Public Newsletter, as well. The detailed information would have been of benefit to all readers.

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Xelitan PDF Reader
That’s so nice — much more useful than my browser PDF.

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June showers bring… turtles and frogs.

Since Monday is AskWoody Newsletter day, the Daily Computer Tip appears Tuesday through Sunday. This notice will appear regularly on Monday in this thread as reminder.

Please post replies at Replies: Daily Computer Tip

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The Lone Firework
(Say Ooohhhhh!)

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263. Coming up is Preview Tuesday. Create your image backups in the event that previews are installed despite your precautions.

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