Re: crossplatform TrueType diff. Look

[Kilian Weniger]

What do you mean by "is not in the same league"?
Which one is better? And can different truetype engines
lead to +-2 Pixel different Font-sizes?

I want to write a Java-Textcomponent, which text looks
the same on every platform (especially Linux und Windows). 
At least I have to get to know
why this is impossible.

Where can I get more information about this? I need this 
for my diploma thesis.

Thanx for your help (although its off-topic),


Kilian






Joerg Pommnitz wrote:
> 
> Well discussing xfstt is off-topic on freetype lists,
> but AFAIK its TrueType interpreter is not in the same
> league as the one in FreeType and the one in the
> Microsoft and Apple TrueType engine.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kilian Weniger <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 5:49 PM
> Subject: crossplatform TrueType diff. Look
> 
> > Why does even the same TrueType-Font looks different
> > in Linux (with xfstt, default RH6.1) and Win98-2 (default Microsoft
> > TT-Renderer)??
> >
> > Is this because of the different screen resolution  (Win: 96dpi, Linux:
> > 75dpi or 100dpi)?
> >
> > gfontsel also shows different values for e.g. average width with
> > verdana.ttf.
> >
> >
> > Please help!
> >
> > Kilian