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To: LindyBill who wrote (69119)	9/11/2004 1:07:22 AM
From: SBHX	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

Well, since cbs is so convinced of the authenticity of these document, I guess cbs just has to take the original document and do scientific tests with the paper and the ink. Until then, I would just sit back and watch this one play out. Paper made in the 70s are very different from today and it is very easy to tell ribbon from laserprinter toner. It shouldn't be too hard to put this one to rest. It should take less than a day to decide this conclusively if cbs wants to preserve their good reputation.

To: LindyBill who wrote (69119)	9/11/2004 1:10:55 AM
From: R2O	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

Kerning is yet another topic. Turns out that things look better sometimes if letters don't always have the same space each time they are used. Each font has a set of letter pairs that look better if each letter isn't constrainted to it's own 'box', but has parts overlapping an adjacent letter. It just looks better. An art form. But you can (well, maybe not you or me .. but real artistes) do this simply by 'jogging' the position of the letter right or left by a small amount. Nothing necessarily automatic about it ... it's all in your head. Example: an i following an f ... the i is usually caressed by f. There are probably no more that about 10 pairs you have to worry about (I seem to remember somebody telling me that ... Pat F? Genius technical typist). Something about equal visual area? Guess not many remember manually setting type. Now ligature is another matter ... I think you really need something special for that. (I think the super-'th' was a ligature, but copy was so bad ... )