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Re: IDL Fonts [message #51003 is a reply to message #51002]

Wed, 01 November 2006 12:24

Jared Espley
Messages: 17
Registered: February 2006

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> 3. Assuming I could get the fonts to work correctly, how do I get
> special symbols? For example, using vector fonts, I would type,
> "title='!4d!B'" to get little delta B -- how can I do this with the
> other font styles?

First I made a typo here -- it should say: title='!4d!3B'

Answering my own question:
For Truetype, there are 4 fonts instead of the 20 vector ones. The
commands are the same but one has to look up the exact truetype font
being used since the numbers don't necessarily correspond between
truetype and vector.

For device fonts, the IDL manual states:
"Embedded formatting commands prefaced by the exclamation mark have no
special significance for hardware-generated characters unless the
ability is provided by the particular device in use. The IDL PostScript
device driver accepts many of the standard embedded formatting
commands, and is described here. If you wish to use hardware fonts with
IDL Direct Graphics devices other than the PostScript device [like
'win'], consult the description of the device in IDL Direct Graphics
Devices before trying to use these commands with hardware characters."
Since the entry on 'win' is sparse to say the least, I think we're on
our own.

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		Re: IDL Fonts By: David Fanning on Wed, 01 November 2006 18:36
		Re: IDL Fonts By: Jared Espley on Wed, 01 November 2006 18:27
		Re: IDL Fonts By: David Fanning on Wed, 01 November 2006 12:29
		Re: IDL Fonts By: Jared Espley on Wed, 01 November 2006 12:24
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