Kwi- typography , iphuzu lincinci elincinci lokulinganisa ubungakanani befonti, ekhokelela-eyona umgama phakathi kwemigca yesicatshulwa-kunye nezinye izicwangciso zephepha eliprintiweyo. Kukho amanqaku angama-72 kwi-intshi eyi-1. Ngoko, amaphuzu angama-36 alingana nesiqingatha sesentimitha, amanqaku angama-18 anesilingana nekota nganye. Kukho iingongoma ezili-12 kwi- pica , elinye ixesha lokulinganisa ekupapashiweni.
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Ubungakanani beli phuzu liye lahluka ngaphaya kweeminyaka, kodwa abavakalisi beedesktop, i-typographers kunye neenkampani zoshicilelo zisebenzisa i-point editshiweyo yokushicilela idesksi (i-DTP point), eyi-1/72 ye-intshi. Inqaku le-DTP lamkelwe ngabavelisi be-Adobe PostScript kunye ne-Apple Computer kwi-70s yokuqala. Phakathi ne-'90s, iW3C yamkela ukuba isebenzise kunye neetekethi zokuhamba.
Ezinye iiprogram zesoftware zivumela abaqhubi ukuba bakhethe phakathi kwendawo ye-DTP kunye nomlinganiselo apho i-1 iphuzu lilingana no-0.013836 intshi kunye nama-72 amanqaku afana ne-0.996192 intshi. I-DTP indawo ejikelezayo yindlela ekhethekileyo yokukhetha yonke imisebenzi yokushicilela ideskithophu.
Unokucinga ukuba uhlobo olungama-72 lube yintshi ende, kodwa ayikho. Ubungakanani bolu hlobo luquka abakhuphukayo kunye nabahla belo hlobo. Isalathiso esingama-72 okanye isilinganiselo esingu-1 intshi isilinganisi esisibonisi esicacileyo esincinane kunomgama ukusuka kwi-ascender ende kunazo zonke ukuya kwi-descender ephantsi kwefonti. Oku kwenza i square ibe nesilinganiselo esithile, esichaza ukuba kutheni zonke iintlobo zesayizi ezifanayo azibukeli ubungakanani obufanayo kwiphepha eliprintiweyo. Ukuba abakhuphukayo nabahla beyilwe kwiindawo eziphakamileyo ezahlukeneyo, i-square e-square iyahluka, kakhulu kwezinye iimeko.
Ekuqaleni, ubungakanani besikhombi bachazwa ubude bomzimba wensimbi apho udidi lwentlobo lwenziwa khona. Ngamafonti edijithali, ubude obungabonakaliyo obuphakamileyo besikrasi lukhethwa ngumyili wefonti, kunokuba umlinganiselo ozenzekelayo ukwandisa ukusuka kwi-ascender ende kunazo zonke ukuya kwi-descender ende. Oku ekugqibeleni kukukhokelela ekuchaseni ngakumbi phakathi kobukhulu befonti bobukhulu bendawo. Nangona kunjalo, kude kube ngoko, abaninzi abayili befonti balandela iimpawu ezidala xa besenza amafonti abo.