The appearance difference between Helvetica and Arial is not always so slight. If you are talking about all caps, the differences in most letterforms are pretty subtle (altough a few, like the capital R, are markedly different). But there are a few differences in lower-case letters that are dead giveaways and that significantly change the feel of the typeface. See the excellent quiz at http://www.ironicsans.com/helvarialquiz/ And an article that will allow you to ace the quiz at http://www.ms-studio.com/articlesarialsid.html
Real Helvetica can look a little over-formal, but at least it nearly always looks harmonious. There are a lot of cases where Arial looks graceless and even ill-proportioned. It's not that Microsoft is incapable of good typeface design--Verdana happens to be a really good face. It' sjust a shame that the one Microsoft font that has become the most widely used is not among their better efforts. -Fred Ridder > From: richard.co...@polycom.com > To: agoyal2...@gmail.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com > Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:34:30 -0700 > Subject: RE: FM9 does not support helvetica font (any workaround) > > Amita Goyal wrote: > > > I have a specifc query on FM9. It does not support helvetica font (not > > included in the licensed version of this s/w package). > > The fact that Helvetica is not bundled with FM doesn't mean it doesn't > _support_ Helvetica. AFAIK, FM supports any standard PostScript, TrueType, or > OpenType font properly installed in your Windows OS. > > > Can someone install the Helvetica Font for his specific use in FM9, by > > copying required fonts in the fminit (or fonts/ or any other) directory > > or by any other method. > > After purchasing Helvetica, you install it in the same way that you install > any font in Windows. Search for "install font" in Windows Help and Support. > > Alternatively, if you don't mind slight differences in appearance and > metrics, you can replace Helvetica with Arial. IIRC, default maker.ini file > maps Helvetica to Arial in the Unknown to Known Fonts section, so the > replacements will become permanent if you turn off Remember Missing Font > Names (in File > Preferences > General). > > HTH! > > Richard G. Combs > Senior Technical Writer > Polycom, Inc. > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom > 303-223-5111 > ------ > rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom > 303-903-6372 > ------ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as docu...@hotmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
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