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		jmmv on Jan 18, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hands-On Graphics Without X11 It’s the same font data but not the same rendering code. The spacing between the characters is probably different.

seba_dos1 on Jan 18, 2025 [–]

It's not. Just look at it please! Glyphs are completely different. One font is serif, one is sans-serif. It's the most obvious when you look at p, y, r, a, s...

jmmv on Jan 18, 2025 | [–]

Hah, I was convinced I picked the same font file from NetBSD... and didn't really notice the difference on the small screen I'm running this on!

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