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| From | Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.acorn.misc |
| Subject | Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts |
| Date | 2012-03-27 00:18 +0200 |
| Organization | MW Software |
| Message-ID | <fe4ab57652.martin@bach.planiverse.com> (permalink) |
| References | <86300c66-43e5-4016-b8d7-d04a3209dc62@er9g2000vbb.googlegroups.com> <6694b07652.jim@nails.abbeypress.net> <gemini.m1ihmk000uy0a0ieo.stewart.brodie@ntlworld.com> |
In message <gemini.m1ihmk000uy0a0ieo.stewart.brodie@ntlworld.com>
Stewart Brodie <stewart.brodie@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Jim Nagel <jimnewsm10d@abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
>> castlevarich wrote on 24 Mar:
>>> Does anybody know how to increase the default line spacing for a font
>>> in DrFonty, or any other font editing program ?
>>
>> You say that when you use the font the lines are too close together.
>> The control for linespacing is in the application displaying it rather
>> than in the font itself.
> Fonts can have a leading built-in to the font metrics, which should have an
> effect on the distance between successive baselines.
You are probably thinking TrueType/PostScript fonts here, which
feature an "internal leading" value. RISC OS fonts do not have any
line spacing related global metric information.
RISC OS word processors compute line spacing purely on the basis of
applied font sizes, ignoring the actual fonts that are used.
Coming back to the original question: Yes, it is possible to force a
larger line spacing by simply increasing the font's "Design size"
value. Basically, this value determines how many design units
correspond to the font's "own" size, so if a program requests a 12pt
font, then the font is scaled in such a way that "Design size" many
units measure exactly 12pt.
By increasing the design size, you effectively make all glyphs
smaller, and that in turn gives the appearance of larger line spacing.
In absolute terms, the line spacing is still the same because that is
controlled by the word processor, which uses absolute values, but
since a 12pt type with a larger design size actually comes out
smaller, the overall effect is that there is more empty space between
lines.
--
Martin
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RISC OS Software for Design, Printing and Publishing
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Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts castlevarich <castlevarich@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-24 05:17 -0700
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Jim Nagel <jimnewsm10d@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2012-03-26 22:27 +0100
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Stewart Brodie <stewart.brodie@ntlworld.com> - 2012-03-26 22:42 +0100
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-03-27 00:18 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts castlevarich <castlevarich@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-04 08:39 -0700
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-04-04 20:27 +0100
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-04-05 01:17 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts castlevarich <castlevarich@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-05 08:38 -0700
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-04-05 18:10 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts castlevarich <castlevarich@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-16 08:42 -0700
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-18 07:24 +0100
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-04-18 17:06 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-18 18:55 +0100
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-04-19 11:09 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-04-19 10:37 +0100
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2012-04-19 11:48 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-04-19 16:39 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2012-04-20 00:22 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-04-20 11:10 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2012-04-20 15:50 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-04-20 17:10 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-20 18:06 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-20 18:31 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2012-04-20 22:21 +0100
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Stewart Brodie <stewart.brodie@ntlworld.com> - 2012-04-21 02:15 +0100
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-21 05:06 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-20 17:54 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-20 17:47 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-04-23 08:00 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2012-04-23 10:16 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-19 17:00 +0200
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-20 23:30 +0100
Re: Increasing default line spacing in RISC OS fonts castlevarich <castlevarich@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-21 04:38 -0700
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