[gs-bugs] [Bug 692953] Difference in character height vs. HP printers

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http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692953

Henry Stiles <henry.stiles at artifex.com> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Henry Stiles <henry.stiles at artifex.com> 2012-03-28 18:31:46 UTC ---
I believe numbers having different cap heights than capitol letters is a common
convention with fonts and is desirable in a Courier Typeface or any typeface
where distinguishing 0 and O, l and 1, etc. is difficult.  But aesthetics
aside, we should be rendering the font correctly (true to the definition in the
font file) which we do.  If the customer wants a different rendering they need
to go back to Monotype and ask them to redesign the font.  We are satisfied
with the URW rendering and even if we changed it, it wouldn't help them, as
they're commercial products use Monotype.  The Courier on HP printers is
different than other couriers, I believe the font has evolved a bit over the
years and HP has not taken back any changes, some of the old timers at Monotype
probably know the history if the customer is interested.

Marcos assign this back to me if the customer (or you) need more info.

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