[magick-users] Safe font choice on Windows + Linux

Scott scotbicknel at cox.net
Fri Nov 9 07:25:47 PST 2007


On Friday 09 November 2007 1:22:45 am Ross Presser wrote:
> On Nov 8, 2007 10:01 AM, Scott <scotbicknel at cox.net> wrote:
> > On Thursday 08 November 2007 6:10:46 am Rebecca York wrote:
> > > Yes, but I am not familiar with Linux, so I want to ask if
> > > I use a certain type face in my convert command, which set
> > > of font face would be the safe one, e.g. Times, Arial etc.
> > >
> > >> Helvetica :)
> >
> > Helveticaa is a Mac Font, not a Linux font. Don't think I've
> > ever had a font on Linux called Helvetica.

> $BEGIN RANT(fonts)
> $END RANT

Nice rant. All I'm pointing out is that BY DEFAULT a font with 
that NAME will not be found on both a Windows and Linux 
installation and that BY DEFAULT it WILL be found on a Mac.

Sorry for stepping on your sensitive toes.
-- 
Scott
Linux user #: 246504


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