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CAPLINE [3 records]

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Record 1 1994-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Refrigerators and Freezers
CONT

What is the correct length of capline to insert into a drier?

Key term(s)
  • cap line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réfrigérateurs et congélateurs domestiques

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A horizontal line between the capline and the baseline within the character doby(see figure 3), about which a horizontal string of characters in a font would appear centrally placed in the vertical direction.

CONT

All halfline in a font are in the same position in the character bodies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
OBS

Comparer à ligne médiane verticale, ligne de base et ligne de hauteur.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A horizontal line within a character body which, for many character definitions, has the appearance of being the upper limit of the character shape. An ascender may pass above this line and in some languages an additional mark (for example an accent) over the character may be defined above this line.

CONT

All caplines in a font are in the same position in the character bodies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
OBS

Comparer à ligne de base.

Spanish

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