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what Font is used in PureBasic phpBB Forum ??

the "best fit" to the Font used is :

Calibri Regular 11 size

but same text pasted into Window's Notepad looks almost exactly , but thicker or tiny bit bolder

How is phpBB thinning out that Font ??
or is it FireFox Browser doing this ??

i like the way its thinned out
but i cannot get this same effect in a PureBasic program i'm working on

Segoe UI regular 10 size is almost the same look , but the lowercase "g" is not the same as Calibri

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Edit : as i'm typing this , i just realized this Forum is using Segoe UI regular 10 size
but on another phpBB Forum its using
Calibri Regular 11 size
...just the opposite

however both Forums are displaying slightly "thinned out" versions that are a little clearer to look at

so is it phpBB or FireFox doing the thinning ???
still would like to get this same effect in a PureBasic program i'm working on

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now more confused

typing in the Forum "REPLY" section or editor
it uses Segoe UI regular 10 size

but then [ Submit ] or Post the Reply text
and it changes to
Calibri Regular 11 size

I'm only guessing, but in the CSS file, the font is set to a percentage (62.5%), while we have to use point size in PureBasic. Maybe this is why?

wombats wrote:I'm only guessing, but in the CSS file, the font is set to a percentage (62.5%), while we have to use point size in PureBasic. Maybe this is why?

i thought about the % scaling too

i just tested 105 to 120 % scaling in a Forum
and its still thinner looking Font, no matter the scaling percentage

will study phpBB Forum code how they are achieving this

The font is:
It's rendered in that order depending on what is available to the host OS. Both "Lucida Grande", and "Trebuchet MS and Microsoft fonts with Helvetica predominantly being MacOS and Arial being the common fallback.

Mistrel wrote:The font is:

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"Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif

It's rendered in that order depending on what is available to the host OS. Both "Lucida Grande", and "Trebuchet MS and Microsoft fonts with Helvetica predominantly being MacOS and Arial being the common fallback.

its "Trebuchet MS" regular 10 size i'm seeing on this Forum
i don't have "Lucida Grande" installed on my computer

thanks Mistrel