GC0651: MS LineDraw (TrueType) Font Application Note Available

ID: Q96040

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1

SUMMARY

The following is the complete contents of the Microsoft Support Application Note titled "MS LineDraw (TrueType) Font" (GC0651) for Word for Windows 2.x.

NOTE: To use the MS LineDraw (TrueType) font, you must be running Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later and Word version 1.0 or later for Windows.
Note that the same version of the font included with this application note is included with Word versions 6.0 and 6.0a for Windows. Therefore, this application note is only intended for, and is only useful to Word 2.x for Windows users.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:
GC0651.exe
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

THE TEXT OF GC0651


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  Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
              GC0651: MS(R) LineDraw (TrueType[TM]) Font
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                                                   Revision Date: 1/93
                                                         Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft Word for Windows(TM)
version 2.0.

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This package contains the latest update of the MS LineDraw font for Microsoft Word for Windows. This is the first update of the MS LineDraw font since Word for Windows version 2.0 was released in October 1991. The update consists of a TrueType version of the MS LineDraw (TrueType) font and a complete extended ASCII (code page 437) symbol set. If this shipment has arrived in unsatisfactory condition or you have questions about installing or using the MS LineDraw (TrueType) font, please call Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS). In the United States, call (425) 462-WORD between 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. Pacific time. Outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:
http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm
NOTE: To use the MS LineDraw (TrueType) font, you must be running Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later and Word version 1.0 or later for Windows.

Once you install the MS LineDraw (TrueType) font, Word versions 2.0 and later for Windows will convert line-draw fonts in Word for MS-DOS, WordPerfect(R), and RFT-DCA documents to the new MS LineDraw (TrueType) font. Using the new MS LineDraw (TrueType) font may help decrease printing time for documents that are converted to Word for Windows from the Word for MS-DOS, WordPerfect, and RFT-DCA formats if the documents contain a significant number of line-drawing characters.

TO UPDATE THE MS LINEDRAW (TRUETYPE) FONT

  1. Insert the enclosed GC0651 disk in your floppy disk drive.


  2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER
    copy <drive>:\linedraw.ttf <destination>
    where <drive> is the floppy disk drive containing the GC0651 disk and <destination> is the drive and directory where your Windows SYSTEM subdirectory is located. For example, if your Windows directory is named WINDOWS and is on drive C and the GC0651 disk is in drive A, type the following command:
    copy a:\linedraw.ttf c:\windows\system


  3. From the Main group in Windows Program Manager, choose the Control Panel icon.


  4. In the Control Panel window, choose the Fonts icon.

    The Fonts dialog box appears.


  5. Choose the Add button.
    The Add Fonts dialog box appears.


  6. From the Directories list, select the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory.

    All fonts in the SYSTEM subdirectory appear in the List Of Fonts box.


  7. From the List Of Fonts box, select the font named MS LineDraw (TrueType).


  8. Choose the OK button to add the MS LineDraw (TrueType) font.


  9. Choose the Close button to exit the Fonts dialog box.


Once the new font is installed, you can remove the MS LineDraw (All res) font. Whether or not you remove this font, it will no longer appear as an option in the Word for Windows Format Character or Import Symbol dialog box. Instead, the new MS LineDraw (TrueType) font will appear in both dialog boxes. For more information on removing the MS LineDraw (All res) font, see the section "Removing a Font" in Chapter 5 of the "Microsoft Windows User's Guide" for version 3.1. This section describes situations you may encounter when importing line-drawing characters created in other applications into Word for Windows.

Line-Drawing Characters in Text File
Opened As Text Only Map to Different ANSI Characters

Line-drawing or other extended ASCII characters map to different ANSI characters when a text file (originating from the Word for MS-DOS CAPTURE.COM utility or any other source) is opened as Text Only. You can address this problem by doing one of the following:

  • After you have converted a document, choose Select All from the Edit menu and change the font to MS LineDraw (TrueType).


  • If you are using Word version 2.0b or later for Windows, create a special-purpose template in which MS LineDraw (TrueType) is the default font. Using this option, to open a text file, do the following:


  1. From the File menu, choose New, and use the template you just created.


  2. From the Insert menu, choose File, and then select the text file from the list of files.


  3. If you are prompted to open the file as Text Only, choose the OK button.

    Do not choose to open the file as DOS Text. Doing so uses an ASCII-to-ANSI mapping process that is less complete than the solution provided by the MS LineDraw (TrueType) font.


You can automate either of these options by creating a macro. To fully automate the process, you can assign the macro to the File menu as an Open Text command.

For more information on changing the default font in either your global template or a custom template, see "Changing Default Formatting" in Chapter 6 of the "Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide" for version 2.0.

For more information on assigning a macro to a Word menu or the toolbar, see Chapters 38 and 42 of the user's guide.

Line-Drawing Characters from
CAPTURE.COM Map to Different ANSI Characters

Line-drawing characters captured using the CAPTURE.COM ASCII-text screen-capture utility and then embedded in Word for MS-DOS documents map to different ANSI characters when a Word for MS-DOS document is opened in Word for Windows.

Resolution

Word for Windows cannot automatically detect line-drawing characters in ASCII CAPTURE.COM screen captures that are embedded in Word for MS-DOS documents. To work around this problem, you can create a font- mapping file that maps the Courier font (used to represent line- drawing characters in Word for MS-DOS) to the MS LineDraw (TrueType) font in Word for Windows.

To create the font-mapping file:

  1. Open a new file in a text editor, such as Windows Notepad, and type the following:
    1;MS LineDraw
    5;MS LineDraw
    NOTE: If you already have a font-mapping file, you can add these two lines to it.


  2. Save this file as PCW_RTF.DAT in your Word for Windows directory.


For more information on creating a custom font-mapping file for documents created in Word for MS-DOS, see the sample mapping file PCW_RTF.TXT in your Word for Windows directory.

Line-Drawing Characters in WordPerfect Documents Misalign Horizontally

Line-drawing characters in WordPerfect documents (either inside or outside user or text boxes) misalign horizontally when a WordPerfect document is opened in Word for Windows.

Resolution

Word for Windows does detect and correctly map line-drawing characters originally entered either by the CTRL+F3 WordPerfect line-drawing command or by the CTRL+2 WordPerfect Compose command to their MS LineDraw (TrueType) font equivalents in Word. However, you may see some horizontal misalignment in your document on screen or when it is printed.

To ensure that no horizontal misalignment of vertical line-drawing characters appears either on screen or when printing a converted WordPerfect document, you can create a font-mapping file that maps all variations of the Courier font in WordPerfect to the Courier New TrueType font in Word.

To create the font-mapping file:

  1. Open a new file in a text editor, such as Windows Notepad, and type the following:
    Courier;Courier New
    NOTE: If you already have a font-mapping file, you can add this line to it.


  2. Save this file as WP5_RTF.DAT in your Word for Windows directory.


For more information about creating a custom font-mapping file for documents created in WordPerfect, see the sample mapping file WP5_RTF.TXT in your Word for Windows directory.

Line-Drawing Characters in RFT-DCA Documents Misalign Horizontally

Line-drawing characters in DisplayWrite(R)/RFT-DCA (or other Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code [EBCDIC]-based) documents, created either manually or by the DisplayWrite Cursor Draw command, misalign horizontally when the document is opened in Word for Windows.

Resolution

Word for Windows does detect and correctly map line-drawing characters originally entered in DisplayWrite to their MS LineDraw (TrueType) font equivalents in Word. However, you may see some horizontal misalignment in your document on screen or when it is printed.

To ensure that no horizontal misalignment of vertical line-drawing characters appears either on screen or when printing a converted RFT- DCA document, you can create a font-mapping file that maps the DisplayWrite/RFT-DCA Courier font to the Courier New TrueType font in Word for Windows.

To create the font-mapping file:

  1. Open a new file in a text editor, such as Windows Notepad, and type the following:
    26;Courier New,,24
    NOTE: If you already have a font-mapping file, you can add this line to it.


  2. Save this file as DCA_RTF.DAT in your Word for Windows directory.


For more information about creating a custom font-mapping file for documents created in DisplayWrite, see the sample mapping file DCA_RTF.TXT in your Word for Windows directory.

OEM Text from Clipboard Appears Incorrectly

ASCII (OEM) text pasted from the Windows Clipboard and then converted to the MS LineDraw (TrueType) font does not regain the appearance of extended ASCII characters.

Resolution

Currently, Word for Windows does not support pasting ASCII text (called "OEM Text" on the Display menu) from the Windows Clipboard. Instead of pasting the text from the Clipboard, export the text to an ASCII text file and then open the file as Text Only in Word, using the steps described in the first troubleshooting scenario.

Vertical Lines of Line-Drawing Region Contain Gaps

Slight gaps appear in the vertical lines of a line-drawing region in Word for Windows.

Resolution

  1. Highlight the line-drawing region in Word.


  2. From the Format menu, choose Paragraph.


  3. If the font size for the line-drawing region is 10 point, change the line spacing from Auto to Exactly .7 li. If the font size for the line-drawing region is 12 point, change the line spacing from Auto to Exactly .9 li. (For other font sizes, you may need to experiment to obtain the desired result.)


Line-Drawing Characters Display Incorrectly in Print Preview

MS LineDraw (TrueType) line-drawing characters do not display as expected in Word for Windows print preview.

Resolution

MS LineDraw (TrueType) line-drawing characters are not currently supported in print preview. What you see instead are the ANSI characters with their equivalent numeric values. This only affects print preview, not your printed output.

Bold Text in Line-Drawing Region

Appears Normal; Vertical Characters Shift Right

Bold text appears normal inside a line-drawing region, and vertical line-drawing characters shift to the right.

Resolution

The MS LineDraw (TrueType) font does not currently support bold text within a line-drawing region. If you use one of the font-mapping files as described previously, this problem does not occur. This problem occurs only if you open a file as Text Only and later apply bold formatting. To restore the horizontal alignment of the line-drawing characters in this situation, either remove the bold formatting or do the following:

  1. Select the bold text in the line-drawing region.


  2. From the Format menu, choose Character, and select Courier New from the Font box.


  3. Choose the OK button.


Additional query words: textconv geninfo

Keywords : kbfile
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo


Last Reviewed: October 26, 1999
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