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ml m3 nd m7 m9 mll
nl~ ",4 m6 n,8 ~,]()
128
64
32
16
8
4
2
1
124
66
64
76
16
0
0
4
36
2
12
ASCII Code:
Descender: 7
Left space: O
Last
column: ?Z
m(l =
Descender
x ]28
+
(bft
X 16)
+ Last
FigureS3.
Addthe
values of the dote in each column and write the sum of each column
at the bottom
Next you must choose whetherto make the car symbolan ascenderor a
descender.This determineshow the characteris seatedon the line:
Ascender:
Cl:;:::
Descender:
~.u~i':
We decidedthatourcar symbolwillnotbe a "descender", s o a figure"l" is
writtennextto Descenderon thegrid.If yourcharacteris a descender,write
a "O"next to Descender.
Next, you must specify the left space and the last print column of the
character.
Being able to specifythe width of the characterallowsyou to specifythe
precise area insidethe grid that the characterwill occupy,so that narrow
charactemwill look attractivenext to wide ones.
Acceptablevaluesfor the left spaceare Oto 7, andthe lastprintcolumnare
from 4 to 11.
Our characterwill occupyfromcolumn 1to column 11,so the lefl spaceis
Oand the characterwidthdata is 11.
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