Using Paintbrush's Fonts Tool with Windows 3.1 (82755)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q82755 SUMMARY
Microsoft Windows Paintbrush prints jagged fonts even when using TrueType
fonts. This problem also occurs in Windows version 3.0.
The printing of jagged fonts in Paintbrush occurs because a raster (or
bitmap image) processor is converting the fonts to a bitmap at screen
resolution.
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When using the Text (ABC) tool in Paintbrush, all letters that you type are
converted to a bitmap at screen resolution. This is done mainly so that all
drawing tools, including the Text tool, produce exactly the same type of
image for Paintbrush to work with (a bitmap); therefore, Paintbrush does
not have to worry about bitmap planes and text planes.
The bitmap conversion is done so that after you type text in the image,
Paintbrush can manipulate it like all other parts of the image. The
disadvantage of bitmap conversion is that text cannot have a greater
resolution than the screen resolution even when printed on a high
resolution printer.
Paintbrush is a low-end painting application. To achieve high-quality
text and graphics, you can buy a third-party drawing application
similar to the Microsoft Draw application that ships with Microsoft
Word for Windows version 2.0.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/14/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB82755 |
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