Stroke Fonts in SunView

[Fred Clauss]

I am working on a SunView application which uses a Canvas-type window and
would like to get some info before deciding how to implement text display.

My application uses an underlying real-coordinate system which is scaled
into the display canvas.  Any text which is displayed must also be scaled,
so I am forced into the awkward position of either creating a family of
pixfonts, since the stuff on my system does not seem to have a
wide-ranging family), or replacing pr_text and pw_text with my own
routines.  The text I need is simple line/circular-arc stroke type, so the
second option might not be too onerous, but could be a bit too slow.
Another possibility could be re-generating a pixfont-like structure every
time I zoom in or out.

I'm sure that additional packages such as SunGKS might make my this a
snap, but I'm really trying to build a lowest-common-denominator system,
not a high-end commercial one.

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