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Request Tracker 3.8.0 web2 Theme: Arial vs. Helvetica

Request Tracker 3.8.0 web2 Theme: Arial vs. Helvetica

Jesse Vincent dropped a comment on yesterday’s post Request Tracker 3.8.0 vs. MXWest, asking for a screenshot of the difference in appearance I observed between the Helvetica and Arial fonts under Windows.
I really should have included a shot in the original post, but I was tired. Anyway, here’s a cropped zoom of the differences.

At smaller [...]

Request Tracker 3.8.0 vs. MXWest

This was an upgrade – well, no, upgrade and move (to another server) – that actually went fairly well. I was able to download the latest version, and export my “old” (RT 3.4.x) database, re-import and upgrade it.
The trick, it seemed, was to use mysqldump instead of phpMyAdmin. Oh, that and also to do increase [...]