Portable fonts and usage recommendations needed

[Mark Brownell]

On Saturday, August 16, 2003, at 05:30  PM, Dar Scott wrote:

> Maybe when the stack is opened I can try a bunch of fonts and sizes 
> until formatedHeight and formatted Width of test strings look right.
>
> Or, and this is what you said, Mark, I can run experiments that create 
> the map I need.  If it is automatic my stack might look OK on exotic 
> platforms or maybe go bananas.

That's it! Get a comparison program to create the maps. I sometimes 
forget that computers are supposed to make life easier. I'll need to 
work on this. Once I have one that works I can even try to intercept 
htmlText issues. My experience is to use font maps of known fonts that 
map well. If there is no comparison that fits well then I guess I'll 
just let it go. I'm storing the html in the saved documents so when 
they are opened by the other than creator platform I will have to use 
the font map to rewrite the html text. Lots of fun.

Mark