FM9 does not support helvetica font (any workaround)

[jackdeland at comcast.net]

I agree with Fred, having used Helvetica for a while , but now using Segoe UI for body text. And of course no discussion of Helvetica is complete without mention of the documentary "Helvetica", which is now available through Netflix and probably other sources as well. http://www.helveticafilm.com/ 

Jack DeLand 

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From: "Fred Ridder" <docudoc at hotmail.com> 
To: "richard combs" <richard.combs at polycom.com>, agoyal2006 at gmail.com, framers at lists.frameusers.com 
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:14:31 AM 
Subject: RE: FM9 does not support helvetica font (any workaround) 


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.combs at Polycom.com 
> To: agoyal2006 at gmail.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com 
> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:34:30 -0700 
> Subject: RE: FM9 does not support helvetica font (any workaround) 
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> 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. 
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