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Re: Using imagettfbbox with Arial Bold [message #173277 is a reply to message #173273]

Fri, 01 April 2011 07:26

alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX
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El 01/04/2011 5:49, jwcarlton escribió/wrote:
>> Why can't you compare GD2 with CSS? Because they use different programs
>> to render the font, programs that do not even run on the same computer.
>> Furthermore, you have certain amount control about the server (until you
>> host upgrades PHP) but zero control about the browser.
>
> OK, that makes sense. What I don't get, though, is why it's not
> measuring correctly based on the way I've coded it? Like Natural said
> (below), isn't it the same library rendering it for the screen as is
> doing the measurement?

You never said that you are comparing the output of imagettfbbox() with
a real picture of the font (PNG or something) generated with GD.
Actually, you suggested you are comparing it with the font as rendered
by the browser.

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		Using imagettfbbox with Arial Bold By: jwcarlton on Thu, 31 March 2011 04:26
		Re: Using imagettfbbox with Arial Bold By: alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX on Thu, 31 March 2011 07:16
		Re: Using imagettfbbox with Arial Bold By: jwcarlton on Thu, 31 March 2011 07:47
		Re: Using imagettfbbox with Arial Bold By: alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX on Thu, 31 March 2011 11:26
		Re: Using imagettfbbox with Arial Bold By: The Natural Philosoph on Thu, 31 March 2011 13:27
		Re: Using imagettfbbox with Arial Bold By: jwcarlton on Fri, 01 April 2011 03:49
		Re: Using imagettfbbox with Arial Bold By: alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX on Fri, 01 April 2011 07:26
		Re: Using imagettfbbox with Arial Bold By: jwcarlton on Tue, 05 April 2011 03:27

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