I tried using Ariel and Courier New thinking those would be most portable. Just between OS X and Windows there are gross differences, both in metrics and--it seems--in the characters.
In some cases I can go to a fixed line height to force some metrics to be the same, but that will not work in most cases. I would like to avoid a lot of formatting calculations.
I'd like to avoid tweaking a lot of profile parameters for platforms.
Why are fonts with the same names so different?
Are there fonts that have exactly the same metrics on different platforms?
Do other applications have such gross differences when the same font is used?
If that shows a gross ignorance of font metrics and platforms, I would like to learn more. Well, actually, I would like to learn more anyway, but my immediate goal is to address fonts on multiple platforms. If it requires a break to get educated, please point me to the right resources.
I'm talking about very big differences.
(Maybe this is a bug and I'm too ignorant to tell.)
Dar Scott
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