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SYMPTOMSThe Microsoft Windows version 3.1 operating environment provides you with TrueType scalable fonts that can be used in Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows applications. Visual Basic for Windows supports TrueType fonts for font sizes of 7 points or greater -- depending on the video driver installed. Smaller fonts are mapped to available bitmap fonts, based on the fonts available for the video driver installed. CAUSEThis is not a problem with Visual Basic for Windows. This is how Windows manages fonts. This is expected behavior in Windows when using TrueType fonts that are less than 7 points in size. STATUSThis behavior is by design. There is no way to force Visual Basic for Windows to use TrueType fonts for font sizes less than 7 points. MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Windows version 3.1 uses automatic bitmap font substitution,
which is done to preserve readability at small sizes. At very small point
sizes (4 to 7 points on standard VGA video resolutions), most Type 2 fonts
are substituted with a hand-tuned bitmap font to preserve readability. This
can cause the style of the font to change. For example, the Times New Roman
font shipped with Windows version 3.1 appears as the Small Fonts font for
sizes 4 - 6 and MS Serif for sizes 6.25 - 8.25, rather than its native face
it has at larger sizes.
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