Paintbrush and Write Use Different Font Size Measurements (90819)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q90819 SYMPTOMS
Font sizes in Microsoft Windows Paintbrush and Microsoft Windows Write do
not match. When you select the same font and size for each application, the
results are different.
CAUSE
Paintbrush and Write measure font sizes differently. Write measures in
point size; Paintbrush measures in pixel lines.
Text in Paintbrush is represented in graphical format, not ASCII, and
behaves much differently than text in Write. Text can be entered at any
point on the application workspace. Changing font and text style in
Paintbrush affects the entire block of text that has been entered since the
last insertion. Likewise, just one backspace deletes an entire block of
text, and no new text can be entered until the text pointer has been
reinserted.
MORE INFORMATION
Paintbrush creates device-independent bitmaps. When you type text in
Paintbrush, it displays and prints the text using bitmaps (even if the
font you have selected is a soft font).
Paintbrush uses screen fonts, and it does not check to see what printer
fonts your printer has. Therefore, you cannot use a font for which you do
not have a screen font. Also, the quality of the text in Paintbrush is
lower on laser printers (even if you have soft fonts) because Paintbrush is
using screen fonts rather than printer fonts on the screen and on
printouts.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/7/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB90819 |
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