Incorrect Font Conversion From 5.0 To 5.1 - H

DocumentID: 646190
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:19:13 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The customer's fonts are not converting correctly from WordPerfect 5.0 to 5.1 even though he is using the same printer driver and cartridge. The Helvetica Italic font is converting to Univers Italic. To duplicate, create a document in WP 5.0 with the HP LaserJet III defined and the ProCollection Cartridge selected. Select some Helvetica Italic fonts, save the file and retrieve it in 5.1 with the same printer and cartridge selected. In Reveal Codes it will show some Univers fonts instead of Helvetica fonts. It happens whenever the Helvetica 12pt Italic font is used. Solutions: The slant proportion is causing WP to select the Univers Italic font for the Helvetica font when it converts the 5.0 document to 5.1. The Univers font has a slant proportion of 10%, which WP looks for when it tries to find the best matching font. Since the Helvetica Italic font had a 10% slant proportion in 5.0, it looks for a similar font in 5.1. The slant proportion was incorrect in 5.0, and was corrected in 5.1. However changing this in any version could effect documents that have already been saved. This is why this will not be changed in 5.0. The best work around is to select the correct font manually. However, if the customer does not want to do this, he can manually change the slant for the Helvetica Italic typeface in the driver. This is done with the following steps: 1. Retrieve in the .ALL in the PTR Program and press Shift-F6 for typefaces 2. Cursor to Helvetica (Italic) and press Enter 3. Select Proportions and change slant from 15.18 to 10 4. Exit, save, and replace 5. Update in WP (Shift-F7, S, U). Note: The customer should realize that he is just carrying the 5.0 problem into WP 5.1 with these steps.

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