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Linotype typesetting machine

Originally an American company, formed in 1886 to market the linecaster invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler, Mergenthaler Linotype (pronounced /'laɪnəˌtaɪp/) became the world's leading manufacturer of book and newspaper typesetting equipment. Only the United States/England based Monotype seriously challenged it outside North America in book production. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Linotype. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Linotronic imagesetters are a now common type of high-quality printer, capable of printing at resolutions of up to 2540 dots per inch. ... Imran photo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Ottmar Mergenthaler (May 10, 1854 – October 28, 1899) was a German inventor. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Currently Monotype Imaging, Inc, a typesetting and typeface design company responsible for many developments in printing technology — in particular the Monotype machine which was the first fully mechanical typesetter — and the design and production of typefaces in the 19th and 20th centuries. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

The invention of a machine to replace the labor-intensive task of setting type by hand was one that many inventors had tackled during the 19th Century. The difficulty was not in creating the text, but in returning the characters to a proper position for future use. Mergenthaler solved this problem by placing type molds on the sides of specially keyed matrices. The matrices would be lined up and hot lead alloy forced to fill the matrices, creating the line of type. Then the matrices would progress through the machine, where a special keying system on one end of the matrix, unique for each character, would allow the matrix to drop only into the correct storage slot, ready for future use.

Another problem Mergenthaler solved was in justifying the type, giving flush margins on the left and right. Hand compositors did this by using spaces of different widths in a line, to ensure that the lines all ended at the same point. Mergenthaler came up with the "space band", a machine consisting of two wedges of metal connected loosely. When a line of type was being cast, these wedges would be lengthened, making spaces smaller, or tightened, making the space wider as the wedges became thicker where the casting occurred. The space bands were stored for reuse in a different location from the matrices. Justification can mean: justification (jurisprudence) justification (typesetting) justification (theology) In epistemology, justification of a belief is what renders it worth believing in terms of its probable truth. ...

Linotype GmbH, the German office of the company, was to become the dominant offshoot. Through a relationship with the type foundry D. Stempel AG (a company that was gradually acquired entirely), many of the 20th century's best typefaces became its best-known — designs such as Optima and Palatino. A type foundry is a company that produces and/or distributes typefaces. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Optima is the name of a typeface designed by Hermann Zapf between 1952-1955. ... Palatino is a serif typeface created by Hermann Zapf in 1948. ...

The company, as so many in the printing industry, endured a complex post-war history, during which printing technology went through two revolutions — first moving to phototypesetting, then to digital. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Phototypesetting is a method of setting type with light (photo). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Now called Linotype GmbH, it is a subsidiary of former rival Monotype Imaging, and up to August 2006 was a subsidiary of the printing press manufacturer Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. The modern Linotype assets consist of an extensive library of type designs and trademarks, many the result of its large number of acquisitions, which it exploits by manufacturing digital typefaces. It frequently brings out new designs from both established and new type designers. Linotype has also introduced FontExplorer X for Mac OS X. It's a well reviewed font manager that allows users to browse and purchase new fonts within the program — much like how iTunes and the iTunes Music Store work. In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... Currently Monotype Imaging, Inc, a typesetting and typeface design company (type foundry) responsible for many developments in printing technology — in particular the Monotype machine which was the first fully mechanical typesetter — and the design and production of typefaces in the 19th and 20th centuries. ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... Font-management programs are a class of computer utility software that allows the user to activate or deactive fonts on a computer. ... iTunes is a digital media player application, introduced by Apple Computer on January 10, 2001 at MacWorld Expo in San Francisco,[1] for playing and organizing digital music and video files. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into ITunes. ...

See also

• Hot-metal typesetting
• Linotype machine
• Monotype Corporation

Linotype (Deutsches Museum) Textblock - Print side (Setting Error : Sefan instead of Stefan) Textblock, side view In printing, the Linotype machine (pronounced LINEotype []) uses a 90-character keyboard to create an entire line of metal type at once. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Linotype. ... Monotype Imaging, Inc is a typesetting and typeface design company (type foundry) responsible for many developments in printing technology — in particular the Monotype machine which was the first fully mechanical typesetter — and the design and production of typefaces in the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

External links

• Linotype GmbH – Official website
• Typophile: Linotype Article
• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG – Official website
• Metal Type — For Those who Remember Hot Metal Typesetting