Hey, thanks. That thread really cleared things up for me! <g>
It seems like the xplat font mess ought to be a high priority for Revolution. The only solution I saw that seems foolproof is the free Bitstream Vera idea or the fellow who hired his own fontographer and required user installation.
I really don't get why this issue is insurmountable. It seems like the kind of thing that leads to bad PR for any creation made with RR that displays poorly on different systems. Perhaps there needs to be a font development effort for inclusion with RR that would ensure xplat compatibility and not cause copyright infringement. If a program displays like &^#%#g it is perceived as same, and in the final analysis that hurts RR and those who develop with it.
Last question showing my ignorance: Can fonts ever exist and be called from within an application itself, or must they reside at the system level and be called from there?
Mark
On Aug 11, 2004, at 3:29 PM, Dan Shafer wrote:
Mark......
We just had a HUGE discussion on this topic on this list over the last week or so. Search the archives for the bad news.
Dan
On Aug 11, 2004, at 3:10 PM, Mark Swindell wrote:
I'm wrapping up a project (finally) and have done my best to use graphics for all displays but there are a couple of fields and buttons that need X-platform fonts. I know very little about Windows so forgive my ignorance.
First, is there a tutorial site I can be pointed to that deals with X-platform font implementation in any sort of comprehensive way?
Is Comic Sans MS a common windows font? It seems ubiquitous in print, but I know next to nothing about Windows. Can I assume that Verdana 10 will display as a Verdana 10 in pop-up buttons on the Windows side of things? How about Helvetica? Are 10 pt and 12pt sizes a safe bet, or do they display larger on Windows machines?
TIA, Mark
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