Correct missing fixed font, missing registry data

[Mark Kraft]

Hi,

I have posted on this at least twice in last two weeks regarding my
application not using the system fixed font and how to correct this problem.
The application runs correctly under XP Pro but not XPe. I was finally able
to track down the problem. There are at least two registry entries missing.
I am surprised these are missing since they appear to be critical if an
application uses these stock fonts. It is not enought that they are in the
font directory.

Where I now need help is modifying the vgafix_fon component of Windows to
add the registry data. How can I modify this component? Or do I create a new
component?

I added both entries, so I am not yet sure if both are needed to correct the
problem. I added them manually to the registry to get the application to use
the correct font. The registry entries are:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware
Profiles\Current\Software\Fonts]
"FONTS.FON"="VGASYS.FON"
"FIXEDFON.FON"="VGAFIX.FON"
"OEMFONT.FON"="VGAOEM.FON"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize]
"FONTS.FON"="VGASYS.FON"
"FIXEDFON.FON"="VGAFIX.FON"
"OEMFONT.FON"="VGAOEM.FON"


Thanks

--
Mark Kraft
Design Engineer
Lehigh Electric Products Co.
Tel: 610-395-3386
Fax: 610-395-7735
email: (e-mail address removed)
website: www.lehighdim.com

 

[Brad Combs]

Mark,

It will be easier to create your own component, and I'm sure that if the
registry entries are in fact missing the guys at MS can file a bug for you.
HTH,

Brad Combs
Imago Technologies

 

[David Reed \(MS\)]

I'll take Brad's challenge, and raise the ante a bit.

Fonts have been a difficult issue in XP Embedded; I build
runtime images too. I have wanted to publish a font
related whitepaper for sometime, and will work to get one
out later this year.

David

-----Original Message-----
Mark,

It will be easier to create your own component, and I'm sure that if the
registry entries are in fact missing the guys at MS can file a bug for you.
HTH,

Brad Combs
Imago Technologies

Hi,

I have posted on this at least twice in last two weeks regarding my
application not using the system fixed font and how to

correct this
problem.

The application runs correctly under XP Pro but not

XPe. I was finally
able

to track down the problem. There are at least two

registry entries
missing.

I am surprised these are missing since they appear to be critical if an
application uses these stock fonts. It is not enought that they are in the
font directory.

Where I now need help is modifying the vgafix_fon component of Windows to
add the registry data. How can I modify this

component? Or do I create a
new

component?

I added both entries, so I am not yet sure if both are

needed to correct
the

problem. I added them manually to the registry to get

the application to
use

the correct font. The registry entries are:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware
Profiles\Current\Software\Fonts]
"FONTS.FON"="VGASYS.FON"
"FIXEDFON.FON"="VGAFIX.FON"
"OEMFONT.FON"="VGAOEM.FON"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize]
"FONTS.FON"="VGASYS.FON"
"FIXEDFON.FON"="VGAFIX.FON"
"OEMFONT.FON"="VGAOEM.FON"


Thanks

--
Mark Kraft
Design Engineer
Lehigh Electric Products Co.
Tel: 610-395-3386
Fax: 610-395-7735
email: (e-mail address removed)
website: www.lehighdim.com

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