one of the reasons that I was directing you to the 'ms core fonts' the other day. Craig On Wed, 2006-03-08 at 12:30 -0700, Mark Jarvis wrote: > I'm not surprised. Most people use serif fonts. I happen to prefer sans > serif and the default substitution really stinks! > > Once again, using the same fonts on both sides will give a more > identical look. > > -mj- > > George Toft wrote: > > > The Nimbus fonts (Linux OO) has always worked for me - looks the same as > > the default courier and times new roman fonts under Windows. I never > > noticed the difference, and I use OO interchangably under Windows and > > Linux. > > > > George Toft, CISSP, MSIS > > My IT Department > > www.myITdepartmentAZ.com > > 480-544-1067 > > > > In business, there are always problems. It's how they are handled > > that makes a difference. Are you happy with your IT Manager? > > > > > > Mark Jarvis wrote: > > > >> > >> 1) I switch between Linux and Windows (XP). > >> > >> 2) I use Open Office in both. > >> > >> 3) I need my data available to both. > >> > >> 4) I use flash drives extensively. > >> > >> I've found out (the hard way) that while OO-Win has access to any and > >> all fonts installed in Windows, OO-Linux has its own set of fonts with > >> many of the common and popular fonts simply not available. The default > >> substitutions for common Windows mono-spaced (Courier New) and serif > >> (Times New Roman) fonts aren't too bad. The default substitution for > >> the sans serif font I used to use heavily (Arial), however, stunk. It > >> really messed up page and slide layout when I created something in > >> OO-Win, then brought it up in OO-Linux. Two other fonts, Bitstream > >> Vera Sans and Tahoma, however, are available in both and work quite > >> nicely. > >> > >> I keep my data in a fat32/vfat partition that is accessible to all OS > >> installations. I've found that adding ",umask=0,users" to the options > >> in the applicable line in /etc/fstab makes it writable by any user > >> (not just root) and any user can mount or unmount it. This also works > >> for the flash drives, since they also are formatted fat32/vfat. I > >> don't know why the "umask=0" option isn't default. BTW, some distros > >> insist on re-writing /etc/fstab on boot, dumping any special fixes > >> you--the owner--may have added. Usually giving it "400" permissions > >> stops that, but not always. > >> > >> Just a couple of tips that might help someone. > >> > >> -mj- > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss