Hey Russell -

it seemed I had to make the fields a good bit wider and I didn't think that it would have affected it quite that much. I was expecting only a fairly miniscule change. Do you know the reason for this? It would seem they could make the newer technology draw the same characters in the same abount of space

I'd like to introduce you to a friend of mine, Google. Google told me to go here:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307208

Particularly with regard to the explanation of "How GDIPlus Compensates for Grid Fitting" and the example of the concatenated "w"s.

Google is an invaluable research tool.
(removes tongue from cheek)

Regards
- Colin