Screen Fonts Mapping Incorrectly in Windows 3.0

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q63767
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 2.x, 3.0, 3.0a

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.

KBCategory: kb3rdparty kbdisplay
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a 3.0 3.0a 3RDPARTY

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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