Dan
Tue Dec 06 15:51:32 CST 2005
Yeah, but you probably whacked some other app in the process. :-(
Dan
Michel Roy wrote:
> Thanks, but i found a solution. i guess one of the fonts got corrupted
> ust used EXPAND -r *.FO_ *.fon from the i386 folder and copied
> back in the windows\fonts folder.
>
> "Lee Mitchell" wrote:
>
>> Hi MichelRoy:
>>
>> Since this occurs in a custom EXE, I think VFP is not finding the
>> proper desktop font and is engaging in font mapping. Try the ideas
>> in these articles:
>>
>> 110772 PRB: Window Sizes in .EXE Change w/ MODIFY WINDOW SCREEN FONT
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;110772
>> 100441 PRB: Windows Are in Different Positions When Executable Is Run
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;100441
>>
>> I hope this helps.
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Microsoft FoxPro Technical Support
>> Lee Mitchell
>>
>> *-- VFP9 HAS ARRIVED!! --*
>> Read about all the new features of VFP9 here:
>>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/
>>
>> *--Purchase VFP 9.0 here:
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/PRODUCTS/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=54787e64-52
>> 69-4500-8bf2-3f06689f4ab3&type=ovr
>>
>> Keep an eye on the product lifecycle for Visual FoxPro here:
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex
>> - VFP5 Mainstream Support retired June 30th, 2003
>> - VFP6 Mainstream Support retired Sept. 30th, 2003
>>
>>
>>
>>> the font is used on forms for the screen not for printing.
>>> running from an EXE.
>>> i've seen it happen on at 2 or 3 customer sites on 1 or 2 pc's each
>>> time. One time it was after they installed Adobe Illustrator. The
>>> font then displays as if it was a 4-5 point font rendered with
>>> little blocks. this Font is found in more than 1 (.fon) files. like
>>> vgaoem, vgasys... I don't know exactly which one is used. Maybe
>>> something got changed in the registry?.
>>
>>> "Lee Mitchell" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi MichelRoy:
>>>
>>> Can you give us more information regarding the scenario? Are you
>>> in the development environment or a custom executable? Are you
>>> taking about the screen or printing to a print device?
>>>
>>> If you switch to VGA when the problem occurs, do you see the
>>> behavior?
>>>
>>> I hope this helps.
>>>
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Microsoft FoxPro Technical Support
>>> Lee Mitchell
>>>
>>> *-- VFP9 HAS ARRIVED!! --*
>>> Read about all the new features of VFP9 here:
>>>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/
>>>
>>> *--Purchase VFP 9.0 here:
>>>
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/PRODUCTS/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=54787e64-52
>>> 69-4500-8bf2-3f06689f4ab3&type=ovr
>>>
>>> Keep an eye on the product lifecycle for Visual FoxPro here:
>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex
>>> - VFP5 Mainstream Support retired June 30th, 2003
>>> - VFP6 Mainstream Support retired Sept. 30th, 2003
>>>
>>>
>>>> I use the Terminal font in size 14 to get a nice and readable
>>>> fixed pitch font sometimes, on some pc's the font gets screwed up
>>>> , but it's only apparent in VFP. Using the terminal font in
>>>> notepad for example it still displays correctly.
>>>
>>>> anyone else has seen this problem or know how to fix it?. This is
>>>> not a TrueType font and is not visible in the Control Panel with
>>>> the other fonts.