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List:       imagemagick-user
Subject:    Re: [magick-users] Safe font choice on Windows + Linux
From:       Scott <scotbicknel () cox ! net>
Date:       2007-11-09 15:25:47
Message-ID: 200711090725.47253.scotbicknel () cox ! net
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On Friday 09 November 2007 1:22:45 am Ross Presser wrote:
> On Nov 8, 2007 10:01 AM, Scott <scotbicknel@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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