Re: Font lines per inch: Verdana vs Trebuchet MS

From: Steve Conover (scsr_at_ZZZcomcast.net)
Date: 03/31/04


Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:10:40 -0600

Thanks a lot for your help, Burt. I'll give some of those ideas
a try.

Take care,
Steve

"Burt" <smokydog@damnthespamalaska.net> wrote:

>Steve,
> I did a little experiment and came up with the fact that
>the fonts in question are inherently different as to the mass.
>Trebuchet MS seems to be about a size 2 in a comparison of
>Verdana set at size 3... I haven't really looked at that before.
>If you went with a <style> and denoted the size in actual pixels
>I think you could come up with what you want... I rarely on my
>web pages use the 1 thru 7 sizes. The pixel setting gives you
>much more control over your text. I think there is an HTML
>tag that will let you set the pixels of line to line white space
>but I have never used it except in Adobe PhotoShop. It is
>called Leading... Here is a website that explains it.. I did
>this search AFTER the above comment..
>http://www.fontmagic.com/typo/leading.html
>At that site, you will find the info. You can set the LEADING
>in the HTML tag in the <STYLE></STYLE> area.
>HTH,

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