Quick Brown Fox, etc.

[bilglas]

When you're in Explorer, and you've got your Display pane active, click on a
TTF or OTF font, and you'll see a display with the entire alphabet, writ
small, at the top, then various sizes of "The Quick Brown Fox......." etc.
Is there any way to CUSTOMIZE that? Like, if I'm trying to select a font for
"The XYZ Company," it would be awfully handy....

Thanks!

bilglas

 

[Jon]

When you're in Explorer, and you've got your Display pane active, click on
a TTF or OTF font, and you'll see a display with the entire alphabet, writ
small, at the top, then various sizes of "The Quick Brown Fox......." etc.
Is there any way to CUSTOMIZE that? Like, if I'm trying to select a font
for "The XYZ Company," it would be awfully handy....

Thanks!

bilglas

If you're talking about the 'Quick Brown fox' sentence itself, then not
easily, although it could potentially be done programmatically - but if you
open up the fonts folder and mouse over the various fonts, with the preview
pane enabled, then you can easily run through a variety of alternatives.

 

[Jon]

NB

Start > shell:Fonts

to open up the Fonts folder

 

[Alan]

Hi Jon,

This is not a burning issue but why do some True Type fonts have the TT
designation while other True Types have the O designation?

I see that the ones with the True Type are described as True Type fonts and
I know what True Type means. But what does the O -- which represents a True
Type Outline font -- mean?

Alan

 

[Jon]

Hi Jon,

This is not a burning issue but why do some True Type fonts have the TT
designation while other True Types have the O designation?

I see that the ones with the True Type are described as True Type fonts
and I know what True Type means. But what does the O -- which represents a
True Type Outline font -- mean?

Alan

Stands for 'Opentype' I believe. A few more characters in the character set,
by the looks of it.


What's the difference between TrueType, PostScript, and OpenType fonts?
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4827d092-4cc2-4318-880a-b824d1dfc63f1033.mspx


"TrueType fonts can be scaled to any size and are clear and readable in all
sizes. They can be sent to any printer or other output device that is
supported by Windows. OpenType fonts are related to TrueType fonts, but
incorporate a greater extension of the basic character set, including small
capitalization, old-style numerals, and more detailed shapes, such as glyphs
and ligatures. OpenType fonts are also clear and readable in all sizes and
can be sent to any printer or other output device that is supported by
Windows."

and from the same page.......

"If you just want a font that prints well and is easy to read on the screen,
then consider using a TrueType font. If you need a large character set for
language coverage and fine typography, then you might want to use an
OpenType font."

 

[Alan]

Thank you, Jon.

Alan

Stands for 'Opentype' I believe. A few more characters in the character
set, by the looks of it.


What's the difference between TrueType, PostScript, and OpenType fonts?
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4827d092-4cc2-4318-880a-b824d1dfc63f1033.mspx


"TrueType fonts can be scaled to any size and are clear and readable in
all sizes. They can be sent to any printer or other output device that is
supported by Windows. OpenType fonts are related to TrueType fonts, but
incorporate a greater extension of the basic character set, including
small capitalization, old-style numerals, and more detailed shapes, such
as glyphs and ligatures. OpenType fonts are also clear and readable in all
sizes and can be sent to any printer or other output device that is
supported by Windows."

and from the same page.......

"If you just want a font that prints well and is easy to read on the
screen, then consider using a TrueType font. If you need a large character
set for language coverage and fine typography, then you might want to use
an OpenType font."