> The pattern on the film isn't that difficult to figure out, though printing > it in perfect alignment at exactly the right scale might be a challenge. For > each "lenslet" (pixel) in the array, there must be 12 possible clear dots in > the film, aligned similarly to the bulbs but inverted. For each displayable > symbol, the dot corresponding to that bulb's position will be either clear or > black. So to light a "0", the dots on the film in the zero position in front > of each lenslet must be set appropriately for the shape of the "0". If you're > really clever you could even try antialiasing the curved and angled edges of > the symbols...
Exactly. It's probably possible to knock it out in a couple dozen lines of PostScript (possibly by abusing the halftone screen mechanism), with your choice of fonts. - John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/9F758674-3CD8-47AA-AC23-1866C4EA9E49%40mac.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.