[Kmymoney-devel] String pixel widths differ

[Jack]

On 2014.09.22 15:17, Allan wrote:
> On 22/09/14 19:04, Jack wrote:
>> On 2014.09.22 13:08, Allan wrote:
>> [snip....]
>>> I don't think it really matters what font the system is using, as  
>>> long as that font is available.  I'm using DejaVu Sans at the  
>>> moment, but I understand that if that is not available, the system  
>>> will substitute a similar one.
>> 
>> I'm not sure you understand my question.  If the system is  
>> displaying a font other than the one you specify but doing the size  
>> calculation based on the font you specified, then the calculation  
>> may not match the display.  I'm just trying to be sure the size  
>> calculations are being done with whatever font is actually being  
>> displayed.
> 
> As I specify the same font for both, wouldn't that avoid the  
> situation you foresee?
Not necessarily.  You specify font X for display, but the system uses  
font Y.  You specify font X for doing font matrix calculations, and my  
question is whether you know for sure that it is doing those  
calculations on font X or on font Y.  Since those calculations are not  
necessarily tied to the active display, I can imagine the system not  
doing the font substitution.

> So far, all looks well on both systems now.  The column widths are  
> identical, and the only difference is in the overall width of the  
> tableWidget.  That, I believe, comes from the margins, which do  
> differ, but I have already taken that into account.  The aspect  
> ratios of the two screens are different, too.
Are the fonts identical?  If not, then why should the column widths be  
identical?  I assume the point is for the column to display the text in  
it without clipping and without wasting space.  To me, different fonts  
are likely to need different column widths.

Jack