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Base vfp fonts on win 10
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15/07/2021 11:46:33
 
 
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Visual FoxPro
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Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01681806
Message ID:
01681811
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>Hi
>I installed VFP (VFP9, SP2, HOTFIX3) on a new computer.
>
>Unfortunately, in most places, the font was unrecognized.
>I fixed big part of the cases, on Tools>Options>IDE , but there are still places that Vfp use with unfamiliar fonts, and I have not found a way to fix it.
>
>Attached is an example (places with unknown fonts, marked in yellow).
>
>Some cases I have the problem also in runtime (such as Inputbox typing), and some cases only on design mode (such as Message Box content).
>
>Thanks in advance

I'm wondering if the missing font(s) in question might be one of the following:
Fixedsys
FoxFont
Foxpro Windows Font

if I'm not mistaken these are "legacy" bitmap fonts. The metrics for bitmap fonts tend to get wonky if display isn't set the expected 96dpi - so perhaps in your configuration they've been disabled? If I'm not mistaken, Windows should automagically select a "similar" font if a program tries to use a font that is missing (as for which font gets selected, sometimes it's a hit-or-miss -- I'd seen the occasions where the "similar" font ended up being something like Wingdings or Webdings which results grawlix).

One simple way to check to see if they're available is use Notepad and look under Format / Font and see if they're listed. (or if you want to do this within VFP, open up text editor with MODIFY COMMAND, then select Edit / Properties from menu, then click on the Font selection button, then scroll through the selections. You can type some text into the text editor and see how the font selection affects the display of that text).
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