Post #2345404
2026-04-03 04:28 UTC
@stonetoolsblog@mastodon.social about the Omni font, and requests for improvements:
Have you already scoured the scans at the Internet Archive?
What kind of DPI are you looking for?
Have you posted a list of what you've already looked at?
Replies (2)
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@pronoiac@mefi.social 2026-04-03 20:01
@stonetoolsblog@mastodon.social 1. I have a paper copy of August 1980 on hand. I'll look into scanning it. 2. You could reach out to Ellen Datlow on Bluesky. She might have ideas.
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@stonetoolsblog@mastodon.social 2026-04-04 00:33
@pronoiac@mefi.social I did a poor job explaining what I've done so far. On I.A. there are two types of scans: PDFs and .cbr files. I used the .cbr files as the PDFs are absolutely terrible quality. The .cbrs are still bad, but "usably bad" I guess. My ideal would be greyscale flatbed scans at 1200dpi of the OMNI font headers and drop-caps. The scans only need to focus on the font in question. I should make a character table to catalog scan acquisitions, and call out specific issues of interest. 🤔