On Tue, 18 Apr 2006, nerdy wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to know why there is a difference in the font > metrics between simillar fonts in windows and linux. For > example for arial font of size 34, the ascent, descent and char > width has values of 32, 7 and 9 respectively in windows MFC . > But when using gtk pango, the values are 43, 13 and 13 > respectively. Why is there a discrepency in the metrics of a > similar font. Note that I am using same ttf file in both > windows and linux. Different dpi settings? Windows typically assumes a 96dpi, while X typically has a correct dpi setting. > In windows , I am extracting the metric information using MFC > API. In linux, I am extracting the metric information using > pango_font_metrics_get_ascent, pango_font_metrics_get_descent > functions. Which version of Pango? Is it using the cairo backend? If the dpi setting is not the answer, file a bug on bugzilla.gnome.org and we will see. behdad > Thanks and regards, > nerdy _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
