Comments on: Users, say hello to Gabriola. Gabriola, say hello to your users. http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/ Not your usual Microsoft enthusiast blog. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Johnny http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/comment-page-1/#comment-4569 Johnny Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/#comment-4569 Great font! Great font!

]]> By: dmex http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1495 dmex Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/#comment-1495 @Daydream Its just another font you can use from the hundreds already available...its not replacing anything so dont expect to see it unless your going to be using it... @Daydream

Its just another font you can use from the hundreds already available…its not replacing anything so dont expect to see it unless your going to be using it…

]]> By: Daydream http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Daydream Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/#comment-1473 This font is hideous, what a step backward. The thicknesses of the stroke are inconsistent and the round part of the B looks so awkward. The only possible explanation for that is that parts of the font are exaggerated for optimizing the font for small point size rendering... I really hope this doesn't become the next Arial. This font is hideous, what a step backward. The thicknesses of the stroke are inconsistent and the round part of the B looks so awkward. The only possible explanation for that is that parts of the font are exaggerated for optimizing the font for small point size rendering… I really hope this doesn’t become the next Arial.

]]> By: Dead Laptop (Part 2 - Updated) at Tom + Blog http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Dead Laptop (Part 2 - Updated) at Tom + Blog Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/#comment-1334 [...] I first suffered the problem whilst writing a comment on Rafael’s Within Windows, luckily Google Chrome saved the comment upon reboot and I submitted it, logging the time of my [...] [...] I first suffered the problem whilst writing a comment on Rafael’s Within Windows, luckily Google Chrome saved the comment upon reboot and I submitted it, logging the time of my [...]

 ]]> By: Leonardo Blanco http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1231 Leonardo Blanco Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/#comment-1231 Gabriola is an OpenType font, so it is usable by any system that understand OpenType, not just DirectWrite. GDI, of course, understands OpenType fonts, so Gabriola will be available for all Windows applications. Some of the more advanced OpenType features, however, are not supported by GDI, so to take advantage of those an app will have to use WPF or DirectWrite. Just to clarify another point, DirectWrite is a new text technology available for application developers. It does not *replace* GDI, however, so no applications will "magically" look different in Windows 7 as a result of DirectWrite. Gabriola is an OpenType font, so it is usable by any system that understand OpenType, not just DirectWrite. GDI, of course, understands OpenType fonts, so Gabriola will be available for all Windows applications. Some of the more advanced OpenType features, however, are not supported by GDI, so to take advantage of those an app will have to use WPF or DirectWrite.

Just to clarify another point, DirectWrite is a new text technology available for application developers. It does not *replace* GDI, however, so no applications will “magically” look different in Windows 7 as a result of DirectWrite.

]]> By: Martin Leng http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 Martin Leng Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/#comment-1146 I highly doubt they would use a handwriting font for the UI. I highly doubt they would use a handwriting font for the UI.

]]> By: Ambroos http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/comment-page-1/#comment-929 Ambroos Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/#comment-929 It won't be replacing Segoe UI. It's just a new font. I don't think DirectWrite is active in the currently released Windows 7 bits. It won’t be replacing Segoe UI. It’s just a new font.

I don’t think DirectWrite is active in the currently released Windows 7 bits.

]]> By: Aalaap Ghag http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Aalaap Ghag Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/#comment-900 I don't like it. I hope this isn't to Windows 7 what Segoe UI is to Windows Vista. I don’t like it. I hope this isn’t to Windows 7 what Segoe UI is to Windows Vista.

]]> By: vaibhavk http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/comment-page-1/#comment-783 vaibhavk Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/#comment-783 Rafael, do you see any major difference between Vista and DirectWrite? Is DirectWrite enabled in the build that was distributed. Rafael, do you see any major difference between Vista and DirectWrite? Is DirectWrite enabled in the build that was distributed.

]]> By: Tom C http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Tom C Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/10/29/users-say-hello-to-gabriola-gabriola-say-hello-to-your-users/#comment-735 So is the new font family (btw: Hello Gabriola) dependant on the new DirectWrite engine, or can it say, be put up for download and installed on a Vista machine? :P If it is DirectWrite/2D dependant, will >=Vista have a version of the new DirectX made available? Wow, my computer just Spontaneously Combusted/Rebooted and Chrome saved my comment. Neato! So is the new font family (btw: Hello Gabriola) dependant on the new DirectWrite engine, or can it say, be put up for download and installed on a Vista machine? :P

If it is DirectWrite/2D dependant, will >=Vista have a version of the new DirectX made available?

Wow, my computer just Spontaneously Combusted/Rebooted and Chrome saved my comment. Neato!

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