Re: Automatic Rant generator

[bart@netcom.com (Harry Bartholomew)]

    Jonathan Blake wrote:
> 
>     Actually, True Type fonts of your handwriting are available, 
>     for any platform that accepts that font type.  I don't have 
>     the URL for them, but there is a pointer to it at 
>     HTTP://www.ntu.ac.sg/~tjlow/gclub.html

    The URL itself is:
    Turning Personal handwriting into TrueTypeFont
    (http://execpc.com/~adw/). 
    It includes an interesting .gif file of the producer's handiwork,
    but alas such a font costs $99.

> 
>     Using it would play hell for handwriting analysts, though.  
>     And if it was programmed to change the pen pressure as well 
>     --- the possibilities are staggering.  Can a pen plotter 
>     change pressure?
> 
    Uh, no one can't change pen pressure, but I think it can be
    mimicked.  If the effect one seeks of changing pen pressure is
    to vary the line width or ink deposited onto the paper then
    varying speed, and/or overwriting with or without offset can
    achieve interesting effects.  If I recall correctly, the HP
    pen position is addressable to 0.001" resolution, (though not
    accuracy.)  I recall creating some nice effects with multiple
    pen colors offset by a few mils in x and y.