PRB: Windows NT 3.50 Fonts Look Different from v.3.51 Fonts (137328)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
This article was previously published under Q137328 SYMPTOMS
An application can instruct Windows that a fixed (non-proportional) system
font should be used for a dialog box by specifying "Fixedsys" in the dialog box template in the applications resource file (.rc file). For example:
IDD_ABOUTBOX DIALOG DISCARDABLE 22, 17, 167, 64
STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "About Generic"
FONT 9, "Fixedsys"
BEGIN
...
The fixed system font used in a dialog box in Windows NT version 3.50
differs from that used in version 3.51. A 32-bit Windows-based application
run under Windows NT version 3.50 displays a bolder looking dialog box
font. In addition, the font editor in Microsoft Visual C++ displays the
system fixed font as it would look under Windows NT version 3.50, so the
font is incorrectly displayed for a Windows NT version 3.51 application.
RESOLUTION
To instruct Windows to use the bolder font in Windows NT version 3.51 as it
does in version 3.50, you need to mark the application as a version 3.10
application. This will also ensure that the application's dialog box font
looks the same under the Visual C++ dialog editor as it does when run under
Windows NT 3.51. To mark your application as version 3.10, click Settings
on the Project menu in Visual C++, click the Link tab in the Project
Options dialog box, and add this:
/SUBSYSTEM:windows,3.10
You can also add this manually to the "linker" options in your makefile.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/11/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB137328 |
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