text file opening problem

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When I open a txt file by using notepad in windows 2000, the words are not
aligned properly. But when I open this file in windows XP, the words are
aligned properly.
 
MorganChen said:
When I open a txt file by using notepad in windows 2000, the words are not
aligned properly. But when I open this file in windows XP, the words are
aligned properly.
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What do you mean with "aligned properly"? Can you give an example?
Do you use a fixed pitch font or a variable pitch?
 
For example,

The text file shown as below when I used notepad in XP OS.


jjj12345 我的檔案
dddd12345 你的檔案
ddgd12345 她的檔案

The text file shown as below when I used notedpad in windows 2000 OS.

jjj12345 我的檔案
dddd12345 你的檔案
ddgd12345 她的檔案

I found one document which was related to this problem, but the patch file
link was removed and it also only was for Japenese windows 20000 version

The document link is
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;254049
 
I think you need to reconsider the meanings of "fixed pitch"
and "variable pitch". You say that you use neither, which is
the same as saying "It's neither positive nor negative". A font
has either a fixed pitch (e.g. Courier New) or a variable
pitch (e.g. Arial). There is nothing in between.

I think if you used the same fixed pitch in both operating
systems then your problem would cease to exist.
 
Thanks for your help.


It solved. The default font was "Lucida Console" on both OS (windows 2000 &
XP) when I opened the file by using notepad. On XP the words were aligned,
but on windows 2000 not. However, I changed font type to "Courier New" on
windows 2000 and the words were aligned.

Can I ask another question? What sort of font types are fixed pitch?
 
You need to find out by trial and error. Type a word such
as Mill. If each letter consumes the same space then it's a
fixed pitch font. Courier New is a fixed pitch font, Arial is
a proportional (=variable) pitch font.
 
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