Rutger Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 My colleague and myself have a problem with the font Lucida in the header of a plan we designed. He's running Windows Vista and I am running Windows 7. I designed the header, but now he has to make some additional plans with that same header but if he opens the file with that header, strangely enough the font Lucida he uses is not exactly the same as the one I've used although the properties show they're all the same. Another colleague with Windows 7 has no problem with it. As you can see in the attachments I've added, the '1' is not exactly the same as well as the '-' so texts don't fit the boxes they're in anymore. We also can't really alter the font, seeing as Lucida is the font our client uses and requires for this project. We've tried overwriting my colleague's font by my LUCIDA-font in the location C:\Windows\Fonts but this didn't resolve the problem either. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Does it print the same way it displays as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 AutoCAD's fonts are not the windows fonts. For Win7 the folder in question is: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011\Fonts Windows Vista might have the same style of search paths, or it might be under a user-folder, I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) The difference between the two fonts is the one on the left has serifs while the one on the right is sans (without) serifs. Looks like the Lucida Sans Unicode version 5.00 font to me. To my knowledge "Lucida" is a TrueType font which means it is a Windows font and not an AutoCAD font. The Vista font is called Lucida Console version 5.00. Vista also shipped with Lucida Sans Unicode version 5.00 as well. Good news. I just discovered that Windows 7 shipped with both versions of Lucida as well. Edited January 25, 2012 by ReMark spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Created from within AutoCAD. The fonts (they are TrueType by the way not SHX) are both from the same family (Lucinda) but they are different in appearance (re: serif vs. sans serif) and the kerning (spacing between letters) is different as well. I'm using Windows 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Fonts are very strange. I seem to have Lucida on my machine, but it does show that even within a family of fonts, the character spacing does differ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 My mistake then. After you replaced the Font on your collegues computer, did you close AutoCAD and re-start it? There is also the possibility that another Font is specified in the Text Style (Style LUCIDA can reference the font LUCIDA SANS for example) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Not only the spacing between letters but the width of individual letters can vary as well. But hey, it's all in the family, right? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Microsoft Typography - Fonts and Products. http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/ Go to the above website and you can find what fonts ship with which products. Not all products are listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutger Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 We've now copied all fonts beginning with Lucida from my computer to his. We'll try a restart (Windows and Autocad) asap and will let you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Rutger: Take a look at the above posts. You do not have to copy any fonts over. You both just need to be using the same version of the Lucinda font. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutger Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 We've definitely established that the font I used to create the header is LSANS.TTF But we're almost certain it's a problem with compatibility between Windows Vista and 7, because I've put the file LSANS.TTF on our internal network and when I open it there it shows it is version 1.67. When my colleague opens the same file on his Vista pc it shows it's version 1.20? With an alternative '1' and '-' So I guess Vista is not compatible with that newer version of the font? See below So to double check I made a little word file using that same font and mailed it to him, but when he opens it, the fonts again are not the same anymore. I guess the only solution is for my colleague to upgrade to windows 7, unless someone has another solution? Regards Rutger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Are you just dragging and dropping the font or are you installing the font? There is a difference. Fonts must be installed. In my opinion you both should be using Lucida Sans Unicode which, if you had bothered to look at the Microsoft link I previously supplied, shipped with Windows Vista and Windows 7 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 very strange problem... and since it seems to be a windows problem, have you searched for a windows-forum/knowledge bank that might be able to help you? Then again, Win7 is better than Win Vista in other ways, so upgrading (even though it is a PITA at the best of times) sounds like a good option to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Looking at the screen images, one font is Open Type and the other is True Type. What a palaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I guess it would help if everyone was on the same page both figuratively and literally. Apples and oranges anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 If that is the same font, copied from one computer to another - how can one be Open Type and one be TrueType? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I think it might be, dare I repeat myself for the third time, that the font was not installed? "...I've put the file LSANS.TTF on our internal network..." Notice he did not install the font, he just put (copied) the font. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I have never installed a font, and I move fonts back and forth every time a new computer or a new version of AutoCAD shows up. Then again, that is not Windows font-folder so what do I know. Hope the OP does try installing the font before upgrading the computer then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 From the Windows 7 fonts folder. Yes, I too move/copy fonts from the AutoCAD fonts folder as well but they all happen to be SHX fonts not TTF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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