On Mon, 17 Aug 2009, Stefano Franchi wrote:
All typographers and font designers routinely complain that "bigger font" <> scaled up font (and viceversa), because the typeface features must be manually adjusted to convey the same look in different sizes. However, I doubt that considerations of typographic beauty play a a large role when making a poster.
Stefano, What started this is the use of a Web browser for display of presentation visuals by one of the local computer professionals. He apparently likes to have only a few words (<6, apparently) per slide and in a very large size. He cannot write the text using OO.o and have the resulting huge text look smooth at those sizes. I suggested he consider using the beamer class in LyX/LaTeX, but he is interested only in generating anti-aliased huge characters for his browser-based presentation. I think that as long at the edges look smooth he'll be happy. Thanks, Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Integrity Credibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | Innovation <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
