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From: briand@tekig4.LEN.TEK.COM (Brian Diehm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Word 4.0 & fonts -- idea for a utility
Keywords: font numbering Word
Message-ID: <4106@tekig4.LEN.TEK.COM>
Date: 19 Jun 89 21:03:29 GMT
References: <137@yaxkin.cs.utexas.edu>
Reply-To: briand@tekig4.LEN.TEK.COM (Brian Diehm)
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>But then I read that Word *still* doesn't store font descriptions
>correctly.  This is a big negative for me, since I was planning on
>writing the dissertation on my Plus at home, and printing from a SE or
>II at work.  Font numberings on the different machines are likely to be
>different, which (I understand) will make printing more difficult (e.g.
>forcing me to redo Style sheets for printing).
>
>Is this the case?

Yeah, this is the case. Not just Word, but Microsoft-wide. They have decided
that they are going, once again, to do it THEIR way, not Apple's, not the
customers', or anybody else's way. I am slowly disconnecting my personal
operation from all Microsoft applications.

It is amusing to note that if you install the newly-renumbered fonts from
Adobe, then Word's formula (equation) feature breaks. This is because they
are looking for a hard-numbered Symbol font.

Dolts.

Your suggestion would work, but it would be a whole lot simpler if Microsoft
gave a rip and just did it right.

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-Brian Diehm
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