On 2013-07-06 08:50 (GMT+0200) Jan Engelhardt composed:
"Droid" has very wide bodies it seems,
Compared to average, wider yes. But, the only Droid I see that isn't the same (mono) or narrower (serif, sans) than DejaVu is bold mono: http://fm.no-ip.com/Auth/Font/fonts-face-samplesFW.html Overall, the DejaVus, from which Sans is what a every standard openSUSE installation has used for several years for UI, same as most Linux distros, are wider than everything except Verdana. My most used systems have fontconfig preferring the Droids to all else.
and the Microsoft "C" series (Cantarell, etc.) is just a rehash of the Monotype fonts they had in XP and before.
A "rehash" that involves making them mostly significantly smaller than other common web fonts: http://fm.no-ip.com/Auth/Font/fonts-msvista.html -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org