Re: Object Graphics Font Size Change [message #75931] |
Thu, 05 May 2011 16:08 |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724 Registered: August 2001
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M. Katz writes:
> I have seen the same thing. Now all IDLgrFont has to have a version
> AND OS detection on the font-size settings.
Yes, it seems like all I do these days is write device
and version specific wrappers for old routines. :-(
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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Re: Object Graphics Font Size Change [message #75932 is a reply to message #75931] |
Thu, 05 May 2011 15:44  |
M. Katz
Messages: 69 Registered: May 2005
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> the "normal" 12 point font size in IDL 8.1 object graphics text is about 2/3 larger
> than the same text in IDL 7.1.
I have seen the same thing. Now all IDLgrFont has to have a version
AND OS detection on the font-size settings.
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Re: Object Graphics Font Size Change [message #75933 is a reply to message #75932] |
Thu, 05 May 2011 12:56  |
penteado
Messages: 866 Registered: February 2018
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On May 5, 2:43 pm, David Fanning <n...@idlcoyote.com> wrote:
> Whoa! It appears to me the "normal" 12 point font size
> in IDL 8.1 object graphics text is about 2/3 larger
> than the same text in IDL 7.1.
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> Did anyone read or hear about his change? New fonts?
> What happened?
I thought I had seen something about it. But as I could not find it,
maybe I just heard it during Mark Piper's talk. I would guess it has
to do with solving the inconsistent sizes that could happen between
different outputs.
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