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

El lun, 26-08-2024 a las 17:02 +1200, Steve Edmonds escribió:
> On 26/08/2024 12:17, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> > On 24/08/2024 12:08, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> > > 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.
> > The duplicate of the font has been removed from the Opensuse
> > machine 
> > displaying wider spaced characters and no difference is observed 
> > making this PC the same as the Macbook with only one copy of the
> > font.
> I have done a little more detailed comparison between the document on
> the Macbook and the Linux machine displaying narrower character
> spacing. 
> The line spacing on the Macbook is also greater than on the Linux 
> machine, I get 2 fewer lines on a page.
> Is there a setting that affects the font size that overrides the 
> paragraph style, no character style is applied.
> Steve
Hi Steve,

This is probably not it, but in work for a translation client who
produces large files I discovered that on one of my machines in
Settings>Load>General I had the first box ticked that applies the users
format to the document. That was slowing the loading time and changing
the number of pp.

I would also check that the compatibility options for Writer are the
same on your machines.

Interesting problem. Hope you find the solution.

Best,
Roy

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