Re: tk 8.5 vs 8.4: "font actual" differences

On Feb 28, 1:20 pm, Ralf Fassel <ralf...@xxxxxx> wrote:
Could someone tell why on the very same system "font actual" gives
different results in 8.5 and 8.4:

% info patchlevel
8.4.14
% font actual {Helvetica 8}
-family helvetica -size 8 -weight normal -slant roman -underline 0 -overstrike 0

% info patchlevel
8.5.1
% font actual {Helvetica 8}
-family {Nimbus Sans L} -size 8 -weight normal -slant roman -underline 0 -overstrike 0



This makes a difference when generating Postscript output, where
suddenly instead of 'Helvetica' 'Nimbus Sans L' is requested.
The result is that my printer (HP LaserJet with PostScript engine)
substitutes a fixed width font instead of Helvetica :-/

Two issues here, I think. First, I'd report this one as a bug - if
your machine has helvetica, and in 8.4 was getting helvetica when
asked, and now doesn't... that sounds strange.

Second, I notice on http://wiki.tcl.tk/20361 that someone says that
the text widget default changed from a proportional to a fixed width
font. I wonder if that change is wider than just the text widget...
.

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