From: Randall Parker 

My question on fonts is this: does Linux have fonts that are as smooth as
Windows fonts? For years it didn't. So is that all fixed? Or does it vary
by application? Do users still have to go get better fonts to put on their
Linux systems?

Frank Haber wrote:

> Random questions from an xxNIX font ignoramus:
>
> What's the main thrust of font support in Linux these days, PS-T1, TT or Open
> Type?
>
> Anyone here use Linux for publishing?  How's the preview and rendering to
> Lino, if anyone still does it that way?
>
> Does Linux-386 have any kernel support for bitmap or vector simple fonts?
> HPGL or any vector drawing stuff? Are they supported anywhere else, if not,
in
> a commonly available formatter?  TeX, SGML and troff need not apply.
>
> Does the GUI choice affect the above, as far as the user's concerned?
>
> What did FrameMaker for UNIX do?  Is it still sold, and on what platform?
>
> Is there a good place to learn about this?
>
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