INFO: Creating a Font for Use with the Console (105299)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
    • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
    • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
    • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
    • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q105299
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SUMMARY

It is possible to use FontEdit to create a font that can be used by the console. The following must be true:
  • The face name must be System, Terminal, or Courier
  • The font size must be different from any of the other console fonts
  • The font must be fixed pitch
  • The font must not be italic
  • The font must be an OEM character set.
In addition, in the U.S. market, the font should support codepage 437.

Install the font from the Control Panel. After rebooting, the font will be available to the console.

An EnumFonts() call is made by the console during its initialization to determine what fonts are available. The console saves a set of one-to-one mappings between the font sizes listed and a set of LOGFONTs. The console never has direct knowledge of what file is used.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/7/2005
Keywords:kbinfo KB105299
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