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12/07/2003 15:34:56
Hilmar Zonneveld
Independent Consultant
Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Forms & Form designer
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00809599
Message ID:
00809608
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>>What is the most common or standard Font used by Windows applications?
>>
>>Thanks!
>
>I think you want portability, right?
>
>I recommend using TrueType fonts, since they scale well to different sizes.
>
>Three of these come included in any standard Windows installation (back to Windows 95).
>
>Times New Roman is a serif font (serifs are the little "hooks" at the top and bottom of the letters; they are supposed to guide the eye, and make reading easier.
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>Arial is a sans-serif (no-serif) font. These fonts are recommended for titles.
>
>Courier New is a fixed-width font. Using a fixed-width font makes it easy to align text in certain cases. Computer code is usually shown in a fixed-width font.
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>Most other TrueType fonts are installed together with individual applications, such as MS-Office, Corel Draw, etc., so there is no guarantee that individual users have them on their computers.
>
>HTH,
>
>Hilmar.

Hilmar,

Yes, it certainly helps. Thank you!
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