🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Thread View: comp.windows.misc
3 messages
3 total messages Started by Andrew M. Taylor Sun, 02 Jun 1991 20:21
Win 3.0 font problems
#661
Author: Andrew M. Taylor
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1991 20:21
23 lines
1764 bytes
Hi everyone,
I am creating a standard form for offices in three different cities using
Microsoft Excel, hopefully Version 3.0 (when everyone upgrades).
There are a number of different printers used:  Epson dot matrix, IBM
4019E, H-P Desjet 500, H-P LaserJet IIP.  These are basically stock
machines with very few extra fonts installed.  I wanted to pick a font
that seemed appropriate for the document that would look somewhat
similar on all of the different printers used, and the Roman fonts
seemed to fit the bill (haven't tried w/ Epson yet).  Here is the
problem:  There does not seem to be an appropriate screen font (I'm a
little new at this, so bear with me!) to display my work on the screen
when i use Roman fonts.  In Excel 2.1d, the font display is very fuzzy
and ridiculously slow.  In Excel 3.0, the screen font is HUGE -- only
about 3 cells across can be displayed -- not exactly convenient for
editing.  I'm sure there must be a relatively simple way to solve
this, but how?  Will it cost much money, if any?  My general manager
is just getting turned on to my idea, but he is as yet reluctant to
spend money (everybody's problem, right?).  At least for my own
personal use in the interim, are there shareware options?

Thank you, thank you, thank you,
Andrew Taylor
Bloomington, IN
Re: Win 3.0 font problems
#663
Author: Bob Sutterfield
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1991 13:37
8 lines
972 bytes
   Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc
   From: Andrew M. Taylor <amtaylor@silver.ucs.indiana.edu>
   Subject: Win 3.0 font problems
   Message-ID: <1991Jun2.202137.3412@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
   Date: Sun, 2 Jun 91 20:21:37 GMT

What does this have to do with window systems in general?  Please keep
MS Windows-specific discussions in comp.windows.ms!
Re: Win 3.0 font problems
#664
Author: Tom Neff
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1991 20:31
13 lines
1213 bytes
In article <BOB.91Jun3093747@volitans.MorningStar.Com> bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield) writes (for the Nth time):
>What does this have to do with window systems in general?  Please keep
>MS Windows-specific discussions in comp.windows.ms!

I would advise Bob, or anyone else who develops a sudden passion for
newsgroup cleanliness, to conduct those operations in MAIL rather than
in more worldwide noise postings.  Whatever tenuous connection to
Windows the original postings had, handfuls of identically worded
auto-scold followups have NO connection whatsoever, and don't belong
here.

Again, do it in mail.  I would have done this in mail, but I want one
very public expression of this point to appear.
Thread Navigation

This is a paginated view of messages in the thread with full content displayed inline.

Messages are displayed in chronological order, with the original post highlighted in green.

Use pagination controls to navigate through all messages in large threads.

Back to All Threads