Fonts different in Windows than in Linux

[salmichaels]

The Problem:

On one comp I'm running Fedora, using OOO writer, and the font Century Schoolbook L is my favorite and only font. It looks great there. But I've just put Vista on my laptop (I don't want Fedora on the laptop) and have put OOO on there, and Century Schoolbook L (or any other Century) was unavailable.

Solution I've tried:

Downloading Century and putting it the Windows Font Folder, using it in OOO. It works, but it's not the same Century at all. The Italics in particular are not Century. I downloaded Century Schoolbook L along with the bold, italics, and bold italics...no difference.

I have no idea where to find that font in Linux...but even if I did, would it run in windows??

If I have to, I'll just find a new font. But there must be a solution for this.

thanks,
Sal

[mgroenescheij]

Hi,

See http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=49727

Martin
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[salmichaels]

Thanks, but I can't find anything in that thread that pertains to my situation. I understand how to deal with fonts in windows and in linux. What I can't figure out is why Century Schoolbook L looks vastly different in each OS.

[mgroenescheij]

Hi,

There is a nice set of articles about Type rendering: operating systems
Have a look at http://blog.typekit.com/2010/10/15/type-rendering-operating-systems/

Martin
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[salmichaels]

Martin--thanks, I've already seen that article. But the reason I came to the forums is that I thought someone might have the answer and could save me having to do hours of research.

To the point...I simply want my Century Schoolbook L font to render on OO for windows like it does on the Linus one. Anyone have any ideas?

thanks,
Sal