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This reads so much like Lee Child's Without Fail / Jack Reacher (2008) - which I'm currently re-reading. Analysing a printed threat: ‘It’s a Hewlett-Packard la
by sundvor 4y ago
This reads so much like Lee Child's Without Fail / Jack Reacher (2008) - which I'm currently re-reading. Analysing a printed threat:
‘It’s a Hewlett-Packard laser. They can tell by the toner chemistry. Can’t tell which model, because all their black-and-white lasers use the same basic toner powder. The typeface is Times New Roman, from Microsoft Works 4.5 for Windows 95, fourteen point, printed bold.’
’Typefaces tend to change very subtly between different word processors. The software writers fiddle with the kerning, which is the spacing between individual letters, as opposed to the spacing between words. If you look long enough, you can kind of sense it. Then you can measure it and identify the program. ...’
(Edit: Limited the amount of quoted text a bit; I believe a few lines is fine/fair use. Loving the series re-read after the TV show, and that I bought them on Kindle originally!).
- jimcsharp 4y agoI wonder how many writers write about word processors when they get writer's block. A bit like devs making dev tools.
- greggsy 4y agoOr William S. Burrows creating a fantasies around his Clark Nova typewriter in Naked Lunch.
- quickthrower2 4y agoLike the blog post about why I switched from Jekyll to Hugo