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From: ace@fulldeck.com (Ace O'Diamonds)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Fonts
Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 00:34:39 GMT
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On 23 May 1997 14:16:39 GMT, in comp.protocols.kermit.misc, Frank da
Cruz wrote:
>In article <338d05c7.15463158@news.cjnetworks.com>,
>Ace O'Diamonds <ace@fulldeck.com> wrote:
>: Running: windows 95. kermit 1.10
>:
>: Sometimes, every so often, the user is not given the choice of 10xX18
>: for font choice. Why? I want 10x18 when running 800x600 resoution.
>: Sometimes it's there (on bootup) and then it's not (sometime later). I
>: want 10x18 always.
>:
>One of the sacrifices we make when moving to complicated and proprietary
>platforms like Windows 95 is the ability to troubleshoot, or even understand,
>many types of problems. If Windows won't show you the font in its menu,
>there is certainly nothing Kermit can do about it! Why doesn't it show you
>the font you want? Who knows. If you browse through the Windows 95
>newsgroups, you'll find about 50% of the postings have subject lines like
>"HELP! My xxxx disappeared!", where "xxxx" can be just about anything:
>a font, an icon, an application, a device, you name it.
>
>Maybe some readers have some more-concrete suggestions. In my experience,
>once your Windows 95 system starts to deteriorate, which can happen for
>countless mysterious reasons, you have to reinstall it.
When Kermit 95 comes up, when I make a connection, it always comes up in
the smallest font available. "Auto" is what appears in the font
selection box. I'm at an age when the next step will be bifocals, so I
always change the font to 10X18, which is screen-filling at 800X600 on a
17-inch monitor. Sometimes, though, the system fonts will have
disappeared from the font selection list. Oh, the TrueType monospaced
fonts are still available, but the system fixed-pixel choices (much
better than the TrueType fonts) will have vanished. All I have to do to
get them back is reboot.
So, I understand and accept your explanation. Wind95 sometimes drives me
crazy.
--
Ace!