Is that ""Kaye Evans" now bombing this list? Perhaps she is related to Chuck after all. I've received a lot of messages from her that are nothing more than forwarded previous posts from others.
Kaye Evans wrote: > > >> [Original Message] >> From: H.S.Rai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <users@openoffice.org> >> Date: 10/4/2008 11:57:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [users] Common font for Linux and MS-windows >> >> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 7:33 PM, M Henri Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> observe these distortions with *all* >>> fonts, or do some fonts render in the same manner in both the Linux >>> distrubution(s) you use and in Windows versions ? >>> >> Have not checked all fonts. Mosty students work in default fonts, what >> ever is available to MSwindow machine or Linux. >> >> >>> I can't help suspecting >>> that what you are experiencing is less a font than a layout problem - >>> >> Is that differ from font. IMHO, layout disturbs because of font size >> and shape. One page may become 1 page plus 2 lines on 2nd page. >> >> >>> when, >>> for example, a document is to be saved in .doc format in OOo rather >>> > than in > >>> the default .odt format >>> >> We are not converting. We are using OO on both MSwindows as well as on >> > Linux. > >> So in my opinion, OO while running on different architecure, should >> have same common font as default. >> >> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 7:39 PM, mike scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > wrote: > >>> Somewhere, there's available the standard basic set of Windows fonts, >>> available for download for linux etc. Stick to those, >>> >> I wanted otherwise. Encouraging MSwindow user to use non-proprietary >> fonts, by guiding then to download from the OO site or site of that >> font. >> >> >>> Othwerwise it's really up to the user to >>> make sure all fonts are available everywhere they're needed. >>> >> What that make difficult to promote use of OO. Once user face such >> problem, he/she switch back MSoffice. While we claim it give user good >> experience on different platform. >> >> >>> There is a plugin that offers to check fonts within Writer - listed >>> here as "testFontsJTB.oxt" - from the OOo website. >>> >> Thanks for information. >> >> >>> Oh, and don't forget the 'options' dialogue offers font substitution >>> tables. >>> >> O.K. >> >> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 7:59 PM, H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> IMHO, the safest fonts are Times New Roman and Arial (and perhaps >>> Helvetica). You can get these fonts on a Linux machine easily. In >>> Ubuntu, the package is called msttcorefonts. >>> >> Thanks. >> >> <snip> >> >>> So to see what is the root case, please verify what fonts are those >>> documents using. >>> >> O.K. I will investigate more, and let you know. >> >> With kind regards, >> >> -- >> H.S.Rai >> http://hs.raiandrai.com/ >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
