If a D V I file requests a font at a size that does not exist, but the requested size is within 0.2 % of a supported magnification with the font at that size existing, the D V I processor must use the latter font without warning. Explanation: TQX and METAFONT compute font magnifications with different precisions. Further; calculations done by TEX and/or a DVI processor are subject to roundoff e...

We describe a web browser fingerprinting technique based on measuring the onscreen dimensions of font glyphs. Font rendering in web browsers is affected by many factors—browser version, what fonts are installed, and hinting and antialiasing settings, to name a few— that are sources of fingerprintable variation in end-user systems. We show that even the relatively crude tool of measuring glyph b...

In order to maximize online reading performance and comprehension, how should a designer choose typographical variables such as font size and font type? This paper presents an eye tracking study of how font size and font type affect online reading. In a between-subjects design, we collected data from 82 subjects reading stories formatted in a variety of point sizes, san serif, and serif fonts. ...

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