brister@decwrl.dec.com (James Brister) (02/22/91)
I remember once seeing a proof sheet of a font made such that the
characters were in a grid, instead of one character per page. Does anyone
know how I can do this?
Thanks
James
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James Brister brister@decwrl.dec.com
DEC Western Software Lab., Palo Alto, CA {uunet,sun,pyramid}!decwrl!brister
"Cogito cogito, ergo cogito sum"xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu (Xiaofei Wang) (02/25/91)
In article <0447786@presto.ruhr.de> dc@presto.ruhr.de (David Channing) writes: * In article <BRISTER.91Feb21134049@saratoga.decwrl.dec.com> brister@decwrl.dec.com * (James Brister) writes: * If you mean something like the font tables in appendix F of the TeXbook: * I have a different version. It asks you to input fontname and you also have option as what you want, e.g. font table or sample text or both. It also create font table for postscript fonts, which is different from TeX font tables. I got it from our from our local directory and I know know the original source. % A testbed for font evaluation (see The METAFONTbook, Appendix H) \tracinglostchars=0 \tolerance=1000 \raggedbottom \nopagenumbers \parindent=0pt \newlinechar=`@ \hyphenpenalty=200 \doublehyphendemerits=30000 \newcount\m \newcount\n \newcount\p \newdimen\dim \chardef\other=12 \def\today{\ifcase\month\or January\or February\or March\or April\or May\or June\or July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi \space\number\day, \number\year} \def\hours{\n=\time \divide\n 60 \m=-\n \multiply\m 60 \advance\m \time \twodigits\n\twodigits\m} \def\twodigits#1{\ifnum #1<10 0\fi \number#1} \def\init{\message{@Name of the font to test = } \read-1 to\fontname \startfont \message{Now type a test command (\string\help\space for help):}} \def\startfont{\font\testfont=\fontname \leftline{\sevenrm Test of \fontname\unskip\ on \today\ at \hours} \medskip \testfont \setbaselineskip \ifdim\fontdimen6\testfont<10pt \rightskip=0pt plus 20pt \else\rightskip=0pt plus 2em \fi \spaceskip=\fontdimen2\testfont % space between words (\raggedright) \xspaceskip=\fontdimen2\testfont \advance\xspaceskip by\fontdimen7\testfont} {\catcode`\|=0 \catcode`\\=\other |gdef|help{|message{% \init switches to another font;@% \end or \bye finishes the run;@% \table prints the font layout in tabular format;@% \text prints a sample text, assuming TeX text font conventions;@% \sample combines \table and \text;@% \mixture mixes a background character with a series of others;@% \alternation interleaves a background character with a series;@% \alphabet prints all lowercase letters within a given background;@% \ALPHABET prints all uppercase letters within a given background;@% \series prints a series of letters within a given background;@% \lowers prints a comprehensive test of lowercase;@% \uppers prints a comprehensive test of uppercase;@% \digits prints a comprehensive test of numerals;@% \math prints a comprehensive test of TeX math italic;@% \names prints a text that mixes upper and lower case;@% \punct prints a punctuation test;@% \bigtest combines many of the above routines;@% \help repeats this message;@% and you can use ordinary TeX commands (e.g., to \input a file).}}} \def\setbaselineskip{\setbox0=\hbox{\n=0 \loop\char\n \ifnum \n<255 \advance\n 1 \repeat} \baselineskip=6pt \advance\baselineskip\ht0 \advance\baselineskip\dp0 } \def\setchar#1{{\escapechar-1\message{\string#1 character = }% \def\do##1{\catcode`##1=\other}\dospecials \read-1 to\next \expandafter\finsetchar\next\next#1}} \def\finsetchar#1#2\next#3{\global\chardef#3=`#1 \ifnum #3=`\# \global\chardef#3=#2 \fi} \def\promptthree{\setchar\background \setchar\starting \setchar\ending} \def\mixture{\promptthree \domix\mixpattern} \def\alternation{\promptthree \domix\altpattern} \def\mixpattern{\0\1\0\0\1\1\0\0\0\1\1\1\0\1} \def\altpattern{\0\1\0\1\0\1\0\1\0\1\0\1\0\1\0\1\0} \def\domix#1{\par\chardef\0=\background \n=\starting \loop \chardef\1=\n #1\endgraf \ifnum \n<\ending \advance\n 1 \repeat} \def\!{\discretionary{\background}{\background}{\background}} \def\series{\promptthree \!\doseries\starting\ending\par} \def\doseries#1#2{\n=#1\loop\char\n\!\ifnum\n<#2\advance\n 1 \repeat} \def\complower{\!\doseries{`a}{`z}\doseries{'31}{'34}\par} \def\compupper{\!\doseries{`A}{`Z}\doseries{'35}{'37}\par} \def\compdigs{\!\doseries{`0}{`9}\par} \def\alphabet{\setchar\background\complower} \def\ALPHABET{\setchar\background\compupper} \def\lowers{\docomprehensive\complower{`a}{`z}{'31}{'34}} \def\uppers{\docomprehensive\compupper{`A}{`Z}{'35}{'37}} \def\digits{\docomprehensive\compdigs{`0}{`4}{`5}{`9}} \def\docomprehensive#1#2#3#4#5{\par\chardef\background=#2 \loop{#1} \ifnum\background<#3\m=\background\advance\m 1 \chardef\background=\m \repeat \chardef\background=#4 \loop{#1} \ifnum\background<#5\m=\background\advance\m 1 \chardef\background=\m \repeat} \def\names{ {\AA}ngel\aa\ Beatrice Claire Diana \'Erica Fran\c{c}oise Ginette H\'el\`ene Iris Jackie K\=aren {\L}au\.ra Mar{\'\i}a N\H{a}ta{\l}{\u\i}e {\O}ctave Pauline Qu\^eneau Roxanne Sabine T\~a{\'\j}a Ur\v{s}ula Vivian Wendy Xanthippe Yv{\o}nne Z\"azilie\par} \def\punct{\par\dopunct{min}\dopunct{pig}\dopunct{hid} \dopunct{HIE}\dopunct{TIP}\dopunct{fluff} \$1,234.56 + 7/8 = 9\% @ \#0\par} \def\dopunct#1{#1,\ #1:\ #1;\ `#1'\ ?`#1?\ !`#1!\ (#1)\ [#1]\ #1*\ #1.\par} \def\bigtest{\sample hamburgefonstiv HAMBURGEFONSTIV\par \names \punct \lowers \uppers \digits} \def\math{\textfont1=\testfont \skewchar\testfont=\skewtrial \mathchardef\Gamma="100 \mathchardef\Delta="101 \mathchardef\Theta="102 \mathchardef\Lambda="103 \mathchardef\Xi="104 \mathchardef\Pi="105 \mathchardef\Sigma="106 \mathchardef\Upsilon="107 \mathchardef\Phi="108 \mathchardef\Psi="109 \mathchardef\Omega="10A \def\ii{i} \def\jj{j} \def\\##1{|##1|+}\mathtrial \def\\##1{##1_2+}\mathtrial \def\\##1{##1^2+}\mathtrial \def\\##1{##1/2+}\mathtrial \def\\##1{2/##1+}\mathtrial \def\\##1{##1,{}+}\mathtrial \def\\##1{d##1+}\mathtrial \let\ii=\imath \let\jj=\jmath \def\\##1{\hat##1+}\mathtrial} \newcount\skewtrial \skewtrial='177 \def\mathtrial{$\\A \\B \\C \\D \\E \\F \\G \\H \\I \\J \\K \\L \\M \\N \\O \\P \\Q \\R \\S \\T \\U \\V \\W \\X \\Y \\Z \\a \\b \\c \\d \\e \\f \\g \\h \\\ii \\\jj \\k \\l \\m \\n \\o \\p \\q \\r \\s \\t \\u \\v \\w \\x \\y \\z \\\alpha \\\beta \\\gamma \\\delta \\\epsilon \\\zeta \\\eta \\\theta \\\iota \\\kappa \\\lambda \\\mu \\\nu \\\xi \\\pi \\\rho \\\sigma \\\tau \\\upsilon \\\phi \\\chi \\\psi \\\omega \\\vartheta \\\varpi \\\varphi \\\Gamma \\\Delta \\\Theta \\\Lambda \\\Xi \\\Pi \\\Sigma \\\Upsilon \\\Phi \\\Psi \\\Omega \\\partial \\\ell \\\wp$\par} \def\mathsy{\begingroup\skewtrial='060 % for math symbol font tests \def\mathtrial{$\\A \\B \\C \\D \\E \\F \\G \\H \\I \\J \\K \\L \\M \\N \\O \\P \\Q \\R \\S \\T \\U \\V \\W \\X \\Y \\Z$\par} \math\endgroup} \def\oct#1{\hbox{\rm\'{}\kern-.2em\it#1\/\kern.05em}} % octal constant \def\hex#1{\hbox{\rm\H{}\tt#1}} % hexadecimal constant \def\setdigs#1"#2{\gdef\h{#2}% \h=hex prefix; \0\1=corresponding octal \m=\n \divide\m by 64 \xdef\0{\the\m}% \multiply\m by-64 \advance\m by\n \divide\m by 8 \xdef\1{\the\m}} \def\testrow{\setbox0=\hbox{\penalty 1\def\\{\char"\h}% \\0\\1\\2\\3\\4\\5\\6\\7\\8\\9\\A\\B\\C\\D\\E\\F% \global\p=\lastpenalty}} % \p=1 if none of the characters exist \def\oddline{\cr \noalign{\nointerlineskip} \multispan{19}\hrulefill& \setbox0=\hbox{\lower 2.3pt\hbox{\hex{\h x}}}\smash{\box0}\cr \noalign{\nointerlineskip}} \newif\ifskipping \def\evenline{\loop\skippingfalse \ifnum\n<256 \m=\n \divide\m 16 \chardef\next=\m \expandafter\setdigs\meaning\next \testrow \ifnum\p=1 \skippingtrue \fi\fi \ifskipping \global\advance\n 16 \repeat \ifnum\n=256 \let\next=\endchart\else\let\next=\morechart\fi \next} \def\morechart{\cr\noalign{\hrule\penalty5000} \chartline \oddline \m=\1 \advance\m 1 \xdef\1{\the\m} \chartline \evenline} \def\chartline{&\oct{\0\1x}&&\:&&\:&&\:&&\:&&\:&&\:&&\:&&\:&&} \def\chartstrut{\lower4.5pt\vbox to14pt{}} \def\table{$$\global\n=0 \halign to\hsize\bgroup \chartstrut##\tabskip0pt plus10pt& &\hfil##\hfil&\vrule##\cr \lower6.5pt\null &&&\oct0&&\oct1&&\oct2&&\oct3&&\oct4&&\oct5&&\oct6&&\oct7&\evenline} \def\endchart{\cr\noalign{\hrule} \raise11.5pt\null&&&\hex 8&&\hex 9&&\hex A&&\hex B& &\hex C&&\hex D&&\hex E&&\hex F&\cr\egroup$$\par} \def\:{\setbox0=\hbox{\char\n}% \ifdim\ht0>7.5pt\reposition \else\ifdim\dp0>2.5pt\reposition\fi\fi \box0\global\advance\n 1 } \def\reposition{\setbox0=\vbox{\kern2pt\box0}\dim=\dp0 \advance\dim 2pt \dp0=\dim} \def\centerlargechars{ \def\reposition{\setbox0=\hbox{$\vcenter{\kern2pt\box0\kern2pt}$}}} \def\text{{\advance\baselineskip-4pt \setbox0=\hbox{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz} \ifdim\hsize>2\wd0 \ifdim 15pc>2\wd0 \hsize=15pc \else \hsize=2\wd0 \fi\fi On November 14, 1885, Senator \& Mrs.~Leland Stanford called together at their San Francisco mansion the 24~prominent men who had been chosen as the first trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University. They handed to the board the Founding Grant of the University, which they had executed three days before. This document---with various amendments, legislative acts, and court decrees---remains as the University's charter. In bold, sweeping language it stipulates that the objectives of the University are ``to qualify students for personal success and direct usefulness in life; and to promote the publick welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization, teaching the blessings of liberty regulated by law, and inculcating love and reverence for the great principles of government as derived from the inalienable rights of man to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.'' \moretext (!`THE DAZED BROWN FOX QUICKLY GAVE 12345--67890 JUMPS!)\par}} \def\moretext{?`But aren't Kafka's Schlo{\ss} and {\AE}sop's {\OE}uvres often na{\"\i}ve vis-\`a-vis the d{\ae}monic ph{\oe}nix's official r\^ole in fluffy souffl\'es? } \def\omitaccents{\let\moretext=\relax} \def\sample{\table\text} \ifx\noinit!\else\init\fi -- xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu / rutgers!ub!xiaofei / v118raqa@ubvms.bitnet
raymond@math.berkeley.edu (Raymond Chen) (02/26/91)
The code Mr. Wang posted is known as `testfont.tex' and comes with the UNIX TeX tape distribution in the directory tex82/macros.