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    Fahad Sadah
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    I'm pretty sure that everyone here knows that the Add New Font dialog in Vista is identical to the one in Windows 3.1. For those that don't...[^] Microsoft fixed this in Windows 7. How? By removing the whole damn fonts dialog. How long would it have taken them to make a new one?

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      I'm pretty sure that everyone here knows that the Add New Font dialog in Vista is identical to the one in Windows 3.1. For those that don't...[^] Microsoft fixed this in Windows 7. How? By removing the whole damn fonts dialog. How long would it have taken them to make a new one?

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      People still use a dialog to add fonts? How quaint... :-\ (I vaguely remember the dialog from Win3.1, but have just dragged the files into c:\windows\fonts since Win95)

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      You're right. These facts that you've laid out totally contradict the wild ramblings that I pulled off the back of cornflakes packets.

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        People still use a dialog to add fonts? How quaint... :-\ (I vaguely remember the dialog from Win3.1, but have just dragged the files into c:\windows\fonts since Win95)

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        You're right. These facts that you've laid out totally contradict the wild ramblings that I pulled off the back of cornflakes packets.

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        PIEBALDconsult
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        I use the dialog (on XP). I'm an old dog and it's an old trick.

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          People still use a dialog to add fonts? How quaint... :-\ (I vaguely remember the dialog from Win3.1, but have just dragged the files into c:\windows\fonts since Win95)

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          You're right. These facts that you've laid out totally contradict the wild ramblings that I pulled off the back of cornflakes packets.

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          Jorgen Sigvardsson
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          I still use the monolog when I install fonts. "Why the hell isn't it showing up in Word!?!?"

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            People still use a dialog to add fonts? How quaint... :-\ (I vaguely remember the dialog from Win3.1, but have just dragged the files into c:\windows\fonts since Win95)

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            You're right. These facts that you've laid out totally contradict the wild ramblings that I pulled off the back of cornflakes packets.

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            John M Drescher
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            People still add fonts to their windows systems?? Boy I have not done that since Windows 2000.

            John

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              People still add fonts to their windows systems?? Boy I have not done that since Windows 2000.

              John

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              Dan Neely
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              John M. Drescher wrote:

              People still add fonts to their windows systems??

              What are you supposed to do after torrenting 100001_warezed_fonts.rar :rolleyes:

              Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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                I'm pretty sure that everyone here knows that the Add New Font dialog in Vista is identical to the one in Windows 3.1. For those that don't...[^] Microsoft fixed this in Windows 7. How? By removing the whole damn fonts dialog. How long would it have taken them to make a new one?

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                Mark_Wallace
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                Was it broken?

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                  People still add fonts to their windows systems?? Boy I have not done that since Windows 2000.

                  John

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                  PIEBALDconsult
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                  What font do you use for programming?

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                    What font do you use for programming?

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                    John M Drescher
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                    Whatever is default.

                    John

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                      Was it broken?

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                      PIEBALDconsult
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                      More likely the only part that wasn't. :-D

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                      • F Fahad Sadah

                        I'm pretty sure that everyone here knows that the Add New Font dialog in Vista is identical to the one in Windows 3.1. For those that don't...[^] Microsoft fixed this in Windows 7. How? By removing the whole damn fonts dialog. How long would it have taken them to make a new one?

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                        Dan Neely
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                        was is in vista64 or just vista32? Since the dialog was unchanged I have to wonder if it still used win16 APIs and was just yanked from the 32bit version now to make it consistent.

                        Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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                          What font do you use for programming?

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                          Mladen Jankovic
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                          Punchcards maybe? :)

                          [Genetic Algorithm Library]

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                            John M. Drescher wrote:

                            People still add fonts to their windows systems??

                            What are you supposed to do after torrenting 100001_warezed_fonts.rar :rolleyes:

                            Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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                            Uros Calakovic
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                            Run a virus scan.

                            In January you said "Money in April" - That was two years ago! B. Python

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                              Whatever is default.

                              John

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                              Judah Gabriel Himango
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                              Try Consolas[^]. (Unless you've turned off ClearType.)

                              Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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                                Was it broken?

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                                Judah Gabriel Himango
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                                Technically, no. Visually, yes. It was one of the highest rated UI feedback items[^]. People don't like ugly UIs. Programmers have a hard time learning this.

                                Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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                                  Try Consolas[^]. (Unless you've turned off ClearType.)

                                  Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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                                  PIEBALDconsult
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                                  (I'm hoping we don't get into a "best font for programming" debate yet again.)

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                                    Run a virus scan.

                                    In January you said "Money in April" - That was two years ago! B. Python

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                                    Dan Neely
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                                    Nit picker. :doh: OK, what would you if you were a w4r3zd00d after torrenting 100001_warezed_fonts.rar.

                                    Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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                                      (I'm hoping we don't get into a "best font for programming" debate yet again.)

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                                      Judah Gabriel Himango
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                                      I use Wingdings, personally. If you use another font, then I'm better than you.

                                      Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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                                      • M Mladen Jankovic

                                        Punchcards maybe? :)

                                        [Genetic Algorithm Library]

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                                        John M Drescher
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                                        Mladen Jankovic wrote:

                                        Punchcards maybe?

                                        Ahh, cassette tapes were as far as I go back..

                                        John

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                                          Nit picker. :doh: OK, what would you if you were a w4r3zd00d after torrenting 100001_warezed_fonts.rar.

                                          Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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                                          PIEBALDconsult
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                                          Forget where I put it and start over?

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