am 07.12.2001 16:42 Uhr schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED] unter [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> > Message: 13 > Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 13:55:58 +1000 > Subject: Re: Mac/Windows Fonts > From: Sarah Reichelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The main problem here is that Windows runs it's monitors at 100 dpi (I > think) and Macs use 72 dpi, so the same size font (in pixels) looks > differently sized on the different screens. Yes that�s the f... Win/Mac Layout problem since years... > As regards the font itself, I prefer fonts like Arial or Times which are > common to both, but the size may need to be reset for each platform. > Verdana (some more to, have a look at M$ page) is the font especially designed from M$ for the Screen. It comes with IE so nearly every Mac User has it on his system to. Be carefully with Arial. Every college Word newby does "Layout-jobs" with it. So you work could look like newbie layout, even it�s made professional... The (small) serif font "Times" is for printing output - not for the Screen. On the Monitor (max 72dpi) serif fonts are hard to read. If it is smaller than 12 points its is very hard to read - on a Mac, and uglily on WIN... I m dreaming of a feature (wishlist was sent to kevin) for a future distribution builder: a feature that changes the font size "one up" for the win version and "one down" for a Mac version: f.e. db changes all Verdana 9 to Verdana 10 for Mac standallone) Maybee this is a unrealistic idea, but as you (or some of you) know I m not a programmer... regards Wolfgang M. Bereuter Learn easy with trainingsmaps and outliner INTERNETTRAINER Wolfgang M. Bereuter Edelhofg. 17/11, A-1180 Wien, Austria ............................... http://www.internettrainer.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ............................... Tel: ++43/1/ 961 0418 Fax: ++43/1/ 479 2539 _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
