Re: Spacing of Words in Text Graphics Statements
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- Subject: [mg49596] Re: [mg49568] Spacing of Words in Text Graphics Statements
- From: DrBob <drbob at bigfoot.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 03:47:26 -0400 (EDT)
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The space isn't lost on my machine. (WinXP, Mathematica 5.0.1)
Bobby
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 06:00:52 -0400 (EDT), David Park <djmp at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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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>
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- From: "David Park" <djmp@earthlink.net>
- Spacing of Words in Text Graphics Statements