Q68536: Helvetica and Times Roman Font Substitutions in Windows 3.00
Article: Q68536
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
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Last Modified: 05-OCT-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Windows version 3.0 recognizes six different font family names. These
font family names are:
- Dontcare
- Decorative
- Modern
- Roman
- Script
- Swiss
When you select a font in Windows, Windows attempts to use a screen font of the
same family for display and printing. The printer font name and the screen font
name may be different, although the printed output does appear the same as the
font on the screen.
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This is because both fonts belong to the same font family. The following is a
list of fonts that belong to the same font family:
Font Family Bitstream Canon Adobe HP
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Swiss (Helv) Swiss Swiss Helvetica Universe
Roman (Tms Rmn) Dutch Dutch Times Roman CG Times
An example where this might cause some confusion is if you type the font name
Helvetica in a Windows applications printing to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet
III and the printed output resembles Helvetica even though Helvetica is not a
font supported on this printer. This behavior occurs because the driver
interprets the request for Helvetica and selects Universe on the printer.
There are similar fonts with different names because these font names are
copyrighted. Windows uses the Helv font name for Swiss family screen fonts and
the Tms Rmn font name for Roman family screen fonts.
REFERENCES
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"Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit," Reference -- Volume 1, pages 2-29,
2-30, and 2-36 to 2-39.
Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a windrvr
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
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