xfig2.1.6: problems with using multiple fonts

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3 total messages Started by Christian Forst Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:19

#756

Author: Christian Forst
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:19

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When I try to write text in xfigand want to use different fonts or just try
to apply indizes - placing appropriate sized characters by hand - the
layout I see on the screen and what I get when printed differs tremendous.
The position of the charakters on the screen have nothing to do with the
position I get on the paper. Even when zooming in xfig I get different
positions.
I use: xfig2.1.6 with transscript2.1.6
       cc at a SunSPARC 2 with SunOS 4.1.1
       Postscript Fonts and Postscript-printout

       Christian
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Re: xfig2.1.6: problems with using multiple fonts

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Author: Brian V. Smith
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:10

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|> When I try to write text in xfigand want to use different fonts or just try
|> to apply indizes - placing appropriate sized characters by hand - the
|> layout I see on the screen and what I get when printed differs tremendous.
|> The position of the charakters on the screen have nothing to do with the
|> position I get on the paper. Even when zooming in xfig I get different
|> positions.
|> I use: xfig2.1.6 with transscript2.1.6
|>        cc at a SunSPARC 2 with SunOS 4.1.1
|>        Postscript Fonts and Postscript-printout

Please read the manual pages about fonts and xfig.  xfig only has available
to it the fonts that the X server provides.  Sometimes it will have to pick
one that is only CLOSE to the size you choose.  However, when you print the
figure (at least on a Postscript printer) it will give you the "real" size.

Thus, hand positioning for superscripts, etc., is problematic.

-- 
Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith@lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
I don't speak for LBL; they don't pay me enough for that.

Re: xfig2.1.6: problems with using multiple fonts

#758

Author: Tim Veatch
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 22:47

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chris@luchs (Christian Forst) writes:

>When I try to write text in xfig and want to use different fonts or just try
>to apply indizes - placing appropriate sized characters by hand - the
>layout I see on the screen and what I get when printed differs tremendous.
>The position of the charakters on the screen have nothing to do with the
>position I get on the paper. Even when zooming in xfig I get different
>positions.

This is what I get from the xfig man page:
> BUGS
>      Text strings will appear differently on hard  copy,  because
>      the display fonts are fixed-width fonts while the fonts used
>      by the typesetter systems are variable-width fonts.

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