OT: fixed width fonts

[Myron Gochnauer goch@xxxxxxxx]

Perhaps some of you will know:

Are “italic” fixed-width fonts always “regular” fonts that have been
slanted rather than redrawn? (Look at lower case “a”.)

This morning I noticed that the fixed width fonts I have on my Mac all have italic “a”
that is simply a regular “a” slanted to the right rather than redrawn as a slanted,
closed, more cursive-like character. Most proportional typefaces have the redrawn “a”.

Myron