Generation of multitype fonts on high resolution output devices

A method of generating the output of fonts on high resolution output devices, including a processor unit, an interim storage for font data to be output and an output unit which transfers data accepted from the interim storage directly onto a multiplying medium, wherein the processor unit uses a plurality of stored master fonts, each of which is stored in a digitized contour coding in which the contours of each letter are provided with delimiting discrete control points and additionally with font scaling instructions, wherein a font is generated for output, selected according to weight, point size and alphabet length, before the stored master fonts through optical scaling to the desired font size, through expansion/condensation to the desired alphabet length and through generation of the desired weight, said method comprising the steps of:

• creating an output font with the desired weight through linear mathematical interpolation between two master fonts with differing weights,
• effecting the optical scaling by re-scaling the output font with a factor to the desired point size and applying the instructions for it to steadily vary the stroke width of the letters re-scaled with the linear factor in a primary pre-set factor dependency wherein the stroke width is increased for factors smaller than 1 and is lessened for factors larger than 1, and
• generating a desired alphabet length wherein the optically scaled output fonts are brought to the desired width through linear expansion or condensation with a second factor, wherein the instructions are applied in order to hold the stroke width constant during linear expansion or condensation and in this way to only broaden or narrow the white space between the strokes (counter).