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New Font Uses Holes To Cut Ink Use

Posted by timothy on from the more-you-take-away dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A Dutch company has taken an open source Sans Serif font and added holes to it to try and save on printer ink costs. The Ecofont is claimed to save up to 20 percent of ink costs, but it allegedly took the firm a while to perfect the ratio of the maximum number of holes possible without sacrificing readability."

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  1. Outline eco-mode by Dr_Barnowl · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This has been a feature in printer drivers for donkeys ages ; I remember an "eco" mode that only printed the outlines of the font. Much more flexible than having to use a particular font, and not all that noticable at smaller print sizes.

  2. In Gray? by hhr · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why don't you just print in say 80% blakc? If you have a color printer, you'd have to turn off the printers ability to help out with ink from the color cartridge. But, other than that, this should be the same thing

  3. Re:I agree many things don't need to be printed by Annorax · · Score: 0, Redundant

    AKA: Dudespeak

  4. Re:Mod parent down! by johanatan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No, really. You are. If i only had a mod point to burn, I could bring the post to +5!!!!