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Wordpad: Which fonts are mono-spaced?
Some websites mention monospaced fonts in Wordpad that I don't have. Courier and some other ones (that I have) are so fine that its
hard to read. Also the difference between Bold and Normal is almost indistinguishable. In non-monospaced fonts there's a clear difference in Bold and non-Bold type. Any suggestions for a "thicker" monospaced font? Also, I'm writing this from Windows Live Mail and its not allowing me to add words to the dictionary when I right click a word that has the red line underneath it. There is so much computer slang I want to add. And does anybody know where this dictionary is so I can back it up? |
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Wordpad: Which fonts are mono-spaced?
You are asking questions about WordPad and Windows Live Mail in (among
others) a newsgroup devoted to Word, where they are off-topic. Whether they're relevant for .windowsxp.general or not, I don't know. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Will" wrote in message ... Some websites mention monospaced fonts in Wordpad that I don't have. Courier and some other ones (that I have) are so fine that its hard to read. Also the difference between Bold and Normal is almost indistinguishable. In non-monospaced fonts there's a clear difference in Bold and non-Bold type. Any suggestions for a "thicker" monospaced font? Also, I'm writing this from Windows Live Mail and its not allowing me to add words to the dictionary when I right click a word that has the red line underneath it. There is so much computer slang I want to add. And does anybody know where this dictionary is so I can back it up? |
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Wordpad: Which fonts are mono-spaced?
Unless your computer predates typewriters, it will have the Courier font.
-- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Will" wrote in message ... Some websites mention monospaced fonts in Wordpad that I don't have. Courier and some other ones (that I have) are so fine that its hard to read. Also the difference between Bold and Normal is almost indistinguishable. In non-monospaced fonts there's a clear difference in Bold and non-Bold type. Any suggestions for a "thicker" monospaced font? Also, I'm writing this from Windows Live Mail and its not allowing me to add words to the dictionary when I right click a word that has the red line underneath it. There is so much computer slang I want to add. And does anybody know where this dictionary is so I can back it up? |
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Wordpad: Which fonts are mono-spaced?
Sometimes it does seem like it predates typewriters, but that's another story. As I mentioned, the Courier font doesn't work
for me because its too fine and there is almost no difference between bold and non-bold. So I hoping for other recommendations, please. To Suzanne: There is no Wordpad newsgroup. This seemed as close as possible. As Wordpad is included with XP it seemed logical to post there. As this is a font question, it seemed logical to post in a word processing newsgroup whose "parent" is the same (Microsoft.) Hope that makes sense. Unless your computer predates typewriters, it will have the Courier font. Some websites mention monospaced fonts in Wordpad that I don't have. Courier and some other ones (that I have) are so fine that its hard to read. Also the difference between Bold and Normal is almost indistinguishable. In non-monospaced fonts there's a clear difference in Bold and non-Bold type. Any suggestions for a "thicker" monospaced font? Also, I'm writing this from Windows Live Mail and its not allowing me to add words to the dictionary when I right click a word that has the red line underneath it. There is so much computer slang I want to add. And does anybody know where this dictionary is so I can back it up? |
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Wordpad: Which fonts are mono-spaced?
"Will" wrote in message ... Some websites mention monospaced fonts in Wordpad that I don't have. Courier and some other ones (that I have) are so fine that its hard to read. Also the difference between Bold and Normal is almost indistinguishable. In non-monospaced fonts there's a clear difference in Bold and non-Bold type. Any suggestions for a "thicker" monospaced font? Also, I'm writing this from Windows Live Mail and its not allowing me to add words to the dictionary when I right click a word that has the red line underneath it. There is so much computer slang I want to add. And does anybody know where this dictionary is so I can back it up? Monospace font sampler and survey results http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-fa...onospace.shtml -- JS http://www.pagestart.com |
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Wordpad: Which fonts are mono-spaced?
You might try word.printingfonts. Are you using Courier (a screen font) or
Courier New? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Will" wrote in message ... Sometimes it does seem like it predates typewriters, but that's another story. As I mentioned, the Courier font doesn't work for me because its too fine and there is almost no difference between bold and non-bold. So I hoping for other recommendations, please. To Suzanne: There is no Wordpad newsgroup. This seemed as close as possible. As Wordpad is included with XP it seemed logical to post there. As this is a font question, it seemed logical to post in a word processing newsgroup whose "parent" is the same (Microsoft.) Hope that makes sense. Unless your computer predates typewriters, it will have the Courier font. Some websites mention monospaced fonts in Wordpad that I don't have. Courier and some other ones (that I have) are so fine that its hard to read. Also the difference between Bold and Normal is almost indistinguishable. In non-monospaced fonts there's a clear difference in Bold and non-Bold type. Any suggestions for a "thicker" monospaced font? Also, I'm writing this from Windows Live Mail and its not allowing me to add words to the dictionary when I right click a word that has the red line underneath it. There is so much computer slang I want to add. And does anybody know where this dictionary is so I can back it up? |
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Wordpad: Which fonts are mono-spaced?
Finding a font with all the properties you want is a PIA. Sorting on an
important property like monospacing is impossible in windows explorer. One monospaced font that often works for me is Lucinda Console. It is available here if not already on your computer: http://www.webpagepublicity.com/free...%20Console.ttf -Paul Randall "Will" wrote in message ... Some websites mention monospaced fonts in Wordpad that I don't have. Courier and some other ones (that I have) are so fine that its hard to read. Also the difference between Bold and Normal is almost indistinguishable. In non-monospaced fonts there's a clear difference in Bold and non-Bold type. Any suggestions for a "thicker" monospaced font? Also, I'm writing this from Windows Live Mail and its not allowing me to add words to the dictionary when I right click a word that has the red line underneath it. There is so much computer slang I want to add. And does anybody know where this dictionary is so I can back it up? |
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Wordpad: Which fonts are mono-spaced?
You should have at least one of the Lucida mono-spaced fonts (Lucida
typewriter) which is far more prominent than Courier. Terry "Will" wrote in message ... Sometimes it does seem like it predates typewriters, but that's another story. As I mentioned, the Courier font doesn't work for me because its too fine and there is almost no difference between bold and non-bold. So I hoping for other recommendations, please. To Suzanne: There is no Wordpad newsgroup. This seemed as close as possible. As Wordpad is included with XP it seemed logical to post there. As this is a font question, it seemed logical to post in a word processing newsgroup whose "parent" is the same (Microsoft.) Hope that makes sense. Unless your computer predates typewriters, it will have the Courier font. Some websites mention monospaced fonts in Wordpad that I don't have. Courier and some other ones (that I have) are so fine that its hard to read. Also the difference between Bold and Normal is almost indistinguishable. In non-monospaced fonts there's a clear difference in Bold and non-Bold type. Any suggestions for a "thicker" monospaced font? Also, I'm writing this from Windows Live Mail and its not allowing me to add words to the dictionary when I right click a word that has the red line underneath it. There is so much computer slang I want to add. And does anybody know where this dictionary is so I can back it up? |
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Wordpad: Which fonts are mono-spaced?
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Paul Randall typed on Fri, 9 Oct 2009 14:42:34 -0600: Finding a font with all the properties you want is a PIA. Sorting on an important property like monospacing is impossible in windows explorer. One monospaced font that often works for me is Lucinda Console. It is available here if not already on your computer: http://www.webpagepublicity.com/free...%20Console.ttf -Paul Randall "Will" wrote in message ... Some websites mention monospaced fonts in Wordpad that I don't have. Courier and some other ones (that I have) are so fine that its hard to read. Also the difference between Bold and Normal is almost indistinguishable. In non-monospaced fonts there's a clear difference in Bold and non-Bold type. Any suggestions for a "thicker" monospaced font? Also, I'm writing this from Windows Live Mail and its not allowing me to add words to the dictionary when I right click a word that has the red line underneath it. There is so much computer slang I want to add. And does anybody know where this dictionary is so I can back it up? Lucinda Console is what Notepad uses by default. Another often overlooked monospaced font is Terminal. -- Bill Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2 |
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Wordpad: Which fonts are mono-spaced?
"BillW50" wrote in message ... In , Paul Randall typed on Fri, 9 Oct 2009 14:42:34 -0600: Finding a font with all the properties you want is a PIA. Sorting on an important property like monospacing is impossible in windows explorer. One monospaced font that often works for me is Lucinda Console. It is available here if not already on your computer: http://www.webpagepublicity.com/free...%20Console.ttf -Paul Randall "Will" wrote in message ... Some websites mention monospaced fonts in Wordpad that I don't have. Courier and some other ones (that I have) are so fine that its hard to read. Also the difference between Bold and Normal is almost indistinguishable. In non-monospaced fonts there's a clear difference in Bold and non-Bold type. Any suggestions for a "thicker" monospaced font? Also, I'm writing this from Windows Live Mail and its not allowing me to add words to the dictionary when I right click a word that has the red line underneath it. There is so much computer slang I want to add. And does anybody know where this dictionary is so I can back it up? Lucinda Console is what Notepad uses by default. Another often overlooked monospaced font is Terminal. -- Bill Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2 Arial is the default on both my Windows XP Pro and Windows Vista Home Premium... |
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