On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 20:59:00 -0500 Michael B Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dijo:
> On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 16:52:57 -0800 > John Jason Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Regarding the kerning, I don't know if this will have any effect, but > > check in Tools > Options > Writer > Compatibility and see if Use > > Printer Font Metrics is checked. Whichever way it is, try it the other > > way. > > That fixed it! > > I also downloaded OOo to my OSX 10.3 mini and found the metrics were > off with it as well but the spacing was too great, not too little and > looked even worse than Linux. With printer metrics on it was perfect > (arguably better than Linux + printer metrics which was, by comparison, > a little tight). I also tried OSX + printer metrics + kerning but I > could not tell the difference. > > So what am I breaking with printer metrics turned on? I don't know what you might be breaking. I do know that I have OOo 2.0.4 on my Ubuntu Edgy amd64 computer and that is one of several things that is broken. It doesn't affect kerning particularly one way or the other, but when it is turned on scrolling through the document is not smooth and I have constant screen refreshes. This is especially true if there are tables or graphics in the document. Since I use a lot of tables I have to leave it turned off or OOo wll be all but unusable. What is broken for me is that I can turn it off, but the setting cannot be saved to the defalt template. (There are a number of other settings that cannot be saved to the default template also.) I have been using word processors and layout apps (QuarkXPress, PageMaker, InDesign, Ventura, etc.) for several years. The idea of using printer font metrics was that if your print driver is set to substitute the printer's font for a particular font you have installed on your computer you would have a more accurate screen display. However, these days it is not common for people to rely on the fonts in their printers. In fact, most drivers I see these days have "substitute printer fonts" turned off by default. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
