Service Pack 3 May Render Office Application Fonts Too Large
ID: Q176212
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
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Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
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Microsoft Windows 95
SYMPTOMS
User-written Office applications developed on non-English version platforms
(for example, Access applications developed under Hebrew Windows 95) render
fonts too large when run under other language versions of Windows NT 4.0
(for example the US English version) after installing Service Pack 3.
The larger text may make dialog boxes and forms unreadable if it causes
text to wrap within its enclosing static text box.
The same applications run fine on earlier versions of Windows NT 4.0.
CAUSE
The font mapping algorithm was modified in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3.
This improves font mapping in the majority of cases where an exact font
match does not occur. However, a side effect of the new algorithm is that
it may cause fonts for locales other than the operation system locale to be
mapped to the Arial font.
For example, if an application requests the Hebrew Tahoma font, US English
Windows NT Service Pack 3 font mapping chooses the US English Arial font,
whereas earlier versions of Windows NT 4.0 would map the Hebrew Tahoma font
to US English Tahoma font.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:
- Modify all affected text windows, using a version of the development
tool that matches the locale of the target operating system (for example
US English Access 97).
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- Install the required fonts from the original development locale onto
the target computer (for example Hebrew Tahoma fonts).
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0
Service Pack 3. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words:
sp3
Keywords : kbdisplay kbbug4.00 NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:4.0;Win95
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug