Re: Printer fonts and screen fonts differ

[Jean Bréfort <jean brefort normalesup org>]

Le vendredi 05 août 2005 à 21:48 -0700, Raymond Lillard a écrit :
> Pere Pujal i Carabantes wrote:
>  >>Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:47:41 -0700
>  >>From: Raymond Lillard <rlillard sonic net>
>  >>Subject: Printer fonts and screen fonts differ
>  >>To: gnumeric-list gnome org
>  >>Message-ID: <42F3199D 5040002 sonic net>
>  >>
>  >> In a nutshell, the printed (and previewed) output does not look
>  >> like what I see on the screen.  The root of the problem is that
>  >> the printed characters are wider on the paper (and in the preview)
>  >> than they are on the screen.
> ...
>  > I run into similar problem when I run gnumeric whitout gnome
>  > initialization like starting fvwm2 standalone.
>  >
>  > If I run something like:
>  > /usr/lib/control-center/gnome-settings-daemon
>  > --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_SettingsDaemon --oaf-ior-fd=31
>  > and then start gnumeric, things go fine.
>
> I am running Gentoo and the Gnome system is at v2.10.
> I have not been able to find an application called,
> "gnome-settings-daemon".  I am guessing you are using
> an earlier Gnome or the Gentoo folks have rewired my
> Gnome somehow.  BTW, I boot my system into run-level 3
> and start X11 by hand.  I am running Xfce4, v4.2.2.

/usr/libexec/gnome-settings-daemon

> In any event, I have not yet been able to understand
> how your advice and experience relates to my system,
> but I'm still working on it.
>
> This problem does not exist with AbiWord.  I can type
> a multi-line paragraph into it and the Preview is
> identical to screen version.  The only application
> I see this problem with is Gnumeric.  OpenOffice is
> fine also.
>
> BWT, I have tried many fonts, both common and obscure.
> The problem is consistent.  I'm beginning to think it
> is a Gnumeric thing and not the fault of the Gnome
> under-pinnings.

gnumeric use generally 96 dpi for screen resolution and 72 dpi for
printing (the value used in gnome-print).

> Thanks all,
> Ray
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Jean Bréfort <jean brefort normalesup org>