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RE: Spacing of Words in Text Graphics Statements

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  • Subject: [mg49608] RE: [mg49568] Spacing of Words in Text Graphics Statements
  • From: "David Park" <djmp at earthlink.net>
  • Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 03:48:14 -0400 (EDT)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

The bad word spacing seems to occur only with "Bold" FontWeight and not with
"Plain" FontWeight.

People using Windows XP don't seem to have the problem at all.

David Park
djmp at earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/

From: David Park [mailto:djmp at earthlink.net]
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net

One of the long standing problems I have had with text in graphics is that
the spacings between words is irregular. In fact, sometimes the space
between words is entirely loss.

Here is an example.

Needs["Graphics`Colors`"]
Show[Graphics[
      {Text[
          StyleForm["With wristwatch time indicated",
            FontFamily -> "Helvetia", FontWeight -> "Bold",
            FontSize -> 12], {8., 12.}, {-1, 0}]}],
    PlotRange -> {{0, 16.5}, {0, 14}},
    ImageSize -> 450,
    Background -> AliceBlue];

The space between "wristwatch" and "time" is lost. One can sort of fix it by
putting in extra spaces after the bug pops up. This also happens with
PlotLabel. I wonder if anyone knows why this happens.

David Park
djmp at earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/





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