Questions tagged [windows-8-fonts]
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Power Point: How do I generate this character in mathcal?
(Mathcal is a font used in Latex https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Symbols:%5Cmathcal)
I have posted the question on Tex SE and it was closed
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/313269/how-to-use-mathcal-in-powerpoint
Anyways, I am in need to…
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How can I avoid Windows 8.1 resetting my font size?
I am using Windows 8.1 on my laptop, which has a 15.6" screen with resolution 1366x768. I measured the screen with a ruler and calculated its DPI, which is 101. Therefore, I have set the scaling to 105%. However, when I change to an external…
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I messed up my Windows 8.1 Fonts folder
I tried to back up my C:\Windows\Fonts folder by copying it. That gave me a "Fonts - copy" folder. I deleted that folder and now the properties of the original "Fonts" folder have changed.
I believe this to be causing problems with some programs,…
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How to backup the fonts in Windows 8 to transfer to a fresh windows reinstallation?
In previous versions of windows they were easily found in c:\windows\fonts folder.
Now the font files are distributed across multiple folders in c:\windows\winsxs
I understand that this was a measure regarding license issues, but all the fonts I…
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Windows 8 Font Stack
Are there any new fonts in Windows 8 compared to Windows 7?
Is there any place I can get a complete/diff list, perhaps even with some previews?
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Win 8 system font turns into gibberish after each restart
I have accidentally put an AvenirNext.ttc (font file) to Windows Fonts folder (C:\Windows\Fonts). At first, no change was visible. Only the next morning when I turned the computer on, the system font was complete gibberish. Sample image provided…
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Where are windows8 Menus / Icons font-sizes stored in registry
I can manually change the font-sizes from this windows 8 control-panel window.
But I need to automate this process with AutoHotKey, so I can basically have two different menus/icons/title-bar font-sizes profiles. So when I'm outputting to HDTV, I…
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Resolution of certain programs appear differently on the same screen
I am sorry for not very clean title of my question. But this is the best I can figure.
I just got new Acer R7 with Windows-8. The resolution is 1900xsomething.
Explorer, notepad, system setting and other programs preinstalled with Windows look…
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Disable anti-aliasing for some fonts in Windows 8
How do you disable anti-aliasing for only some font names in Windows 8? Specifically, I like to use Terminus which is an awesome coding font, but looks like garbage when rendered with ClearType and anti-aliasing.
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Installed all fonts from another laptop - now Power symbol & other symbols are missing
I made the mistake of moving my Font folder from my Windows 7 laptop to my Windows 8.1 laptop and hitting "Install all."
Now some of the Symbols aren't appearing - for example the "Power" Symbol on the Start Screen.
Here are a few screen…
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Disable ClearType fonts in Windows8
How is it possible completely disable ClearType fonts in Windows 8. Fonts really look very ugly on my Windows 8. I tried disable via cttune.exe but it doesn't help.
Thanks!
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Is there any way to back up the default fonts in Windows 8?
I want to be able to back up my default fonts from my Windows 8 Pro install. I'm going to be doing some stuff with my fonts, and I want to be able to get back all those is something happens to them. Typing in "C:\Windows\Fonts" just opens up the…
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Windows 8 Pro Font cache issue
For making some kind of font installer, after some install and uninstall, my windows 8 Font cache , damaged, so in Microsoft work or other application that uses windows fonts, when I select any 3rd party font, system generated below error:
all…
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