[PD] font size survey - please try it on your machine!

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

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
>
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> 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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