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Which is best font to use going forward?
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Forms & Form designer
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows Server 2012
Network:
Windows 2008 Server
Database:
MS SQL Server
Application:
Web
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01593829
Message ID:
01594936
Views:
169
>I could use a little advice on this one. I am updating a older VFP 7 app to VFP 9. I have been reviewing some info by Doug Hennig on Font selection for Windows 7, etc.
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>Since we are now firmly in a Windows 7 and Windows 8 world, is it better to move to using Segoe UI (as Doug suggested), or has that now changed since Windows 8?
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>I don't think Segoe UI is a truetype font, and that kind of bothers me. My concern is I don't want Microsoft to make a change to something that will knock all my forms out of allign.
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>What if someone turns off cleartype?
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>Any thoughts and suggestions are appreciated....

It is very rare for me to disagree with Doug but I think the best font is the one the user selected in Windows. That is not a decision developers should make.
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