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Re: BETTER FONTS
- Subject: Re: BETTER FONTS
- From: davidf(at)dfanning.com (David Fanning)
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 21:48:16 -0700
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.idl-pvwave
- Organization: Fanning Software Consulting
- References: <991fa6$4kk$1@news3.cadvision.com>
- Xref: news.doit.wisc.edu comp.lang.idl-pvwave:24027
Mark Chan (chanm@cadvision.com) writes:
> plot,x,y,title='Some Text Here'
>
> IDL will use a default font for plotting.
>
> The fonts on the plot looks ok (not the best) on the computer screen. But
> when the plot (e.g. saved in some format suitable for display) is projected
> using a LCD on to a wall sized screen (e.g. 5' by 7'), the fonts doesn't
> look too satisfying. The display from programs like PowerPoint, Words or
> Excel looks much better with LCD projection.
>
> Any suggestion on how to make IDL fonts comparable to those from PowerPoint
> when using a LCD? Which font will produce better result than the default?
True-type fonts:
Plot, x, y, Title='Some Text Here', Font=1, Charsize=2.25
Cheers,
David
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