[metapost] description of glyph operator for MetaPost v1.200

[Stephan Hennig]

Dan Luecking schrieb:
> At 01:20 AM 5/8/2009, you wrote:
>>
>>>Is it correct that font units are (usually) 1/1000*design_size? I.e.,
>>>a 10 point glyph will become 1000 points high if not scaled?
>>
>>Yes.
> 
> Not everyone knows what one "font design unit" is.
> This should be explained.

Done.


>>>Also,  I assume these "point"s are bp rather than pt?
>>
>>Yes, as is always the case in metapost.
> 
> Well, some of us grew up on 72.27 "points" to the inch. It doesn't
> hurt to make sure.

Done.

Best regards,
Stephan Hennig