Necessary Criteria for Fonts to Be Available in a Command Window
ID: Q247815
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
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Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
SUMMARY
For fonts to be available for use in a command session (Cmd.exe) window (on the Fonts tab in the CMD Properties dialog box), the fonts must meet certain criteria.
MORE INFORMATION
The fonts must meet the following criteria to be available in a command session window:
- The font must be a fixed-pitch font.
- The font cannot be an italic font.
- The font cannot have a negative A or C space.
- If it is a TrueType font, it must be FF_MODERN.
- If it is not a TrueType font, it must be OEM_CHARSET.
Additional criteria for Far East installations:
- If it is not a TrueType font, the face name must be "Terminal."
- If it is a Far East TrueType font, it must also be a Far East character set.
Additional query words:
line text characters .fon .ttf fon ttf
Keywords : kbenv
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbinfo