Re: (OT) fonts (was Station Platform Name Boards [NSW])

["Mitch" <this.is.not.my@address.postoffice.net>]

Tahoma/Verdana = my favourite fonts!!

Tahoma is like more than double the size of Verdana.. anyone know why?


"Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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| I'll myself clearer next time...
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| MK is right about "fonts not included". Of course we all know
Tahoma/Verdana is another cheap rip
| off Frutiger Roman (put the small "y" next to each other and you'll know!)
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| "Michael Kurkowski" <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote in message
8F31E4DBFtelstraNews@139.130.239.94">news:8F31E4DBFtelstraNews@139.130.239.94...
| > hubert@imap4.com (Hubert Lam) wrote in
| > <391a9d87$0$31500@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>:
| >
| > >New signage seen on CityRail stations use Frutiger Roman (a Mac font).
| > >Changed around 1.5 years ago with Wynyard and Circular Quay
| > >Old signage would probably be Helvetica or Switzerland (Mac fonts
again)
| >
| > <pedantic>
| > They aren't mac fonts, they are just fonts not installed by default on a
| > Windows system (-: Helvetica is available on almost all systems except
| > Windows afaik.
| >
| > Before my last format, I replaced Arial with Helvetica in almost all
| > possible cases. Can't stand Arial's cheap rip-off of Helvetica. (Put a
| > Helvetica and Arial capital "R" side by side and see what I mean).
| > </pedantic>
| >
| > Regards
| >
| > Michael
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