PRINTER.WRI Incorrectly States TTFavor Switch (88822)

SUMMARY

The PRINTER.WRI files from the following retail packages containing Windows 3.1 incorrectly document a WIN.INI switch called TTFavor=<0-or-1>:

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11
• Microsoft Windows & MS-DOS 5 for IBM PS/2

The correct switch is FavorTT=<0-or-1>.

In Windows 3.1, the FavorTT setting must be placed in the [ModelName,Port] section of the WIN.INI file, not in the [PostScript,Port] section. For example:

   Correct:        [Apple LaserWriter II NTX,LPT3]
                   advflags=696
                   header=1
                   FavorTT=1
 
   Incorrect:      [PostScript,LPT1]
                   ATM=placeholder
                   FavorTT=1
				

FavorTT=<0-or-1> [default: 0]

If a request for a font can be equally satisfied by both a device font or a TrueType font, use the TrueType font if FavorTT is set to 1. Otherwise use a device font.

These ties can easily occur. For example, if the application requests Tms Rmn but only Times and Times New Roman are available, this is considered a tie.