Re: Will downloading Helvetica ......

A pre-fixed PS, if I may :

The win.ini entries are for "legacy" purposes. In particular, any 16 bit
applications that might be on the system. There are not likely many
entries in the file if Windows XP was a clean install. There will be
many if the system was updated from Windows 3.xx, through Windows 9x to
Windows XP.

The printer driver might have a font substitution table (PCL and
PostScript drivers for example). This data gets written to the Windows
registry but is best modified from the driver.

If you want to look at relevant registry entries:

My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Font
Mapping
(I suggest you make no changes here)

and
My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Font Substitution

Note: The registry also contains a list of installed Type 1 fonts.

Make sure you set a restoration point in Start All Programs
Accessories System Tools System Restore or otherwise back up the
registry before making any changes.

Just to be clear: Windows XP will install PostScript Type 1 fonts
without conversion. (Multiple-master fonts can be installed. While
Windows XP will not generate "instances", it will use the base fonts.)

Tom Ferguson
True PS
I hope Miss Perspicacia Tick will forgive the
bruise to the English language implied by the
peculiar notion of a pre-fixed postscript. ;-)


"RSD99" <rsdwla.NOSPAM@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:QTTze.2163$Zy6.2073@xxxxxxxxxxx
: First:
: You have to remove any font substitutions that may exist on your
WindowsXP
: machine. You *will* find at least one line somewhere in "The Registry"
or
: Win.ini that substitutes Arial for Helvetica. "It's a Micro$cum thing"
....
: they literally hate (1) The PostScript page description language and
fonts,
: and (2) Linotype and/or Adobe fonts ... obviously preferring TrueType
and
: Monotype (now apparently also known as "Ascendor") fonts.
:
: Start
: Run
: msconfig.exe
: Win.ini
: Font Substitutions
:
: Second:
: Obtain any version of Helvetica and install. Since it is a Windows
machine,
: it will probably be easier to use a TrueType or OpenType version
(beware of
: TTF conversions from PostScript ... they are *always* lower quality
than
: the original font), but PostSript can be used just as easily.
:
:
:
:
:
:
: <miscellaneousmedia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: news:1120921750.217108.46860@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > I have both a mac and a winxp machine. one thing i love is the way
the
: > helvetica type looks, say, in the mac mail app. is this the screen
or
: > simply a matter or buyng and dowloading helvetica for my windows
: > machine? caveats?
: >
:


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