[PD] font size survey - please try it on your machine!
Hans-Christoph Steiner
hans at eds.org
Thu Apr 19 03:28:13 CEST 2007
Actually, the patch itself would be better than a screenshot. I want
to gather all the results into one patch.
.hc
On Apr 17, 2007, at 11:53 AM, Josh Steiner wrote:
> ok, here is my screenshot based on your revised patch -josh
>
>
> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>
>> On Apr 17, 2007, at 3:11 AM, Frank Barknecht wrote:
>>
>>> Hallo,
>>> Hans-Christoph Steiner hat gesagt: // Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just to know what we are up against with the font size problem, I
>>>> have started a patch to document all the key parts. Please try
>>>> it on
>>>> your machine to see if my measurements are correct. Also, please
>>>> fill in any that you are running.
>>>
>>> Could you elaborate a bit how this patch is supposed to be used? In
>>> which regard should the fonts in the upper half line up: vertically,
>>> height, horizontal lenght? Or just "in general"?
>>
>> If the sizing was all working nicely, the fonts would line up
>> exactly on the top section when both are set to 10 point since
>> they are the same font. That is what we are trying to achieve.
>> But that doesn't happen very much.
>>
>> So here are the three tests, from the top to bottom:
>>
>> - top: adjust the font size in the canvas until it matches the
>> message box. Move the message box over the canvas font so it lines
>> up it exactly. Mark down the font size in the canvas. If you
>> can't get an exact match, write (closest)
>>
>> - middle: copy and paste one of the canvases with the dimensions
>> in it (e.g. 69x16). Take this canvas and make it fit exactly over
>> the [courier10( message box. then put it in the right place in the
>> grid.
>>
>> - bottom: copy and paste one of the canvases with the dimensions
>> in it (e.g. 53x6). Take this canvas and make it fit exactly over
>> the comment "courier1)". then put it in the correct place in the
>> grid.
>>
>> Here's an updated version:
>>
>> .hc
>>
>>>
>>> Ciao
>>> -- Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org_
>>> __goto10.org__
>>
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