Screen Fonts Mapping Incorrectly in Windows 3.0 (63767)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2.03
- Microsoft Windows 2.1
- Microsoft Windows 2.11
- Microsoft Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 3.0a
This article was previously published under Q63767 SUMMARY
When using soft fonts (such as those produced by Bitstream or
Hewlett-Packard) in Microsoft Windows, the font displayed on the screen may
be different from the font selected. This often occurs if you have changed
the order of your screen fonts in the [Fonts] section of the WIN.INI file.
Changing the order of the fonts that are listed in this section can
sometimes correct this problem.
For example, change the order from
Symbol 8,10 (VGA res)=SYMBOLE.FON
ITCZapfDingbats 6,8 (VGA res)=zd24e.fon
To the following:
ITCZapfDingbats 6,8 (VGA res)=zd24e.fon
Symbol 8,10 (VGA res)=SYMBOLE.FON
After you modify the WIN.INI file, you must exit Windows for the change to
take effect.
MORE INFORMATION
Windows programs search the WIN.INI file for screen font information and
stop at the first font file that returns the correct information, based on
the search. Different programs may indicate different results, based on the
criteria that they use. There are fonts that may have similar information
in the beginning of the file, causing the program to stop its search and
display an incorrect screen font. Font installation packages such as the
Bitstream Font Installation program create and install screen fonts into
the WIN.INI file.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/7/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB63767 |
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