Re: [libreoffice-users] Different character spacing on different PCs in writer.

On 22/08/2024 22:46, Dave Howorth wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 07:44:13 +1200
> Steve Edmonds<steve.edmonds@ptglobal.com>  wrote:
>
> > I am sure this must have come up before but can't locate any
> > discussion. In writer the same odt file presents different horizontal
> > character spacing between different PCs. This means sharing the
> > document for editing is not necessarily possible.
> > In the manual I am editing at present the difference adds 4 pages.
> > The font used is installed from the same font file. Nothing is
> > inherited from the default paragraph style.
> It seems likely to have something to do with the font you are using, so
> more details would be helpful. When considering different machines,
> what do you mean by 'the same font file'?
>
> Specifically what is the full path of the font file, and have you
> compared the files on the different machines (using e.g. diff)?
>
> Also what versions of writer are you using?
Thanks for the tips

Versions of Writer.
PCs with wider character spacing.
Linux Opensuse 15.5, LO 24.2.4.2, Intel and Nvidia graphics card
Macbook Air, Monterey 12.7.6, LO 24.2.5.2

PCs with narrower spacing.
Linux Opensuse 15.5, LO 24.2.4.2, Intel and Nvidia graphics card
Windows Laptop, Win 10.0, LO 24.2.3.2

The Font is Roboto-Regular.ttf.
The font was installed from the same .ttf file. The Macbook (with wide 
spacing) and the Win10 laptop (narrow spacing) both have only the one 
version of Roboto-Regular.ttf, the same size.

The Opensuse machines both have the same font as above installed in 
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Roboto-Regular.ttf
The Opensuse machine displaying closer characters has a different 
version of the font in 
/home/steve/Qt/6.6.2/Src/qtwebengine/src/3rdparty/chromium/third_party/skia/tools/perf-canvaskit-puppeteer/canvas_perf_assets/Roboto-Regular.ttf 

The Opensuse machine displaying wider spaced characters has a different 
version of the font in ./fonts/truetype/Roboto-Regular.ttf. This may be 
the issue, I will remove it and check.



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