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Originally Posted by teh603
No issues with TNR rendering smaller than it should? That's why I've always preferred other fonts, because they render a point or two larger.[...]
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It hasn't been much of a problem for me, though I don't know how much of that is having gotten used to it. In my software development, and with producing documents to send to clients etc., it was usually best to go on the safe side and choose from Arial, Times New Roman or Courier New, as appropriate for the situation, because you always knew these would exist on any Windows machine. So this carried over into my writing as well, without me really thinking about it much. I'm more careful with my font selection for print editions, but for on screen work I've never bothered to change.
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Originally Posted by carld
I used to use MS Word exclusively, but after a couple years trying, I just couldn't get comfortable with the ribbon interface. I'm waffling between Open Office and LibreOffice at the moment.
I was also a Wordperfect for DOS fan. It's still probably my preferred writing environment, a clean slate with no distractions, and one font.
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I think I came to WP at v4.2, but it's v5.1 that I had a real soft spot for. As you say, a clean slate, but with the ability to get an accurate page display when you wanted it. I always thought it was sad that they couldn't translate that success to Windows. I used WP for Windows for some years, but most of that was residual loyalty I think, rather than any real affection for what it became.