Cross platform fonts question

[Mark Swindell]

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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