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   Kenneth to All   
   Strange Font issue...?   
   20 Nov 08 13:35:40   
   
   From: usenet@soleSPAMLESSassociates.com   
      
   Howdy,   
      
   I use P9 with XP...   
      
   I needed a fixed pitch font for certain things I was doing   
   in Paradox, and settled on one called Andale Mono.   
      
   The only thing about it that did not work well was the   
   design of the "0" (the Zero.)   
      
   It had a dot in the center, and with my tired eyes, that   
   could be taken for an "8."   
      
   So, I used a font editing tool, to remove the dot... Easy   
   enough...   
      
   Today, I noticed that phone numbers seemed to be showing the   
   dot again.   
      
   On more careful study though, it turns out to be something   
   else:   
      
   Using Andale Mono ten point bold, at 100% zoom, causes the   
   Zero to appear with a "blob" coming in to the center from   
   the left. At 200% zoom, the Zero looks perfect. When I   
   return to 100%, the blob comes back. (And, I should add, it   
   is not trivial in size. It really makes the Zero look like   
   an Eight,   
      
   Next, I tried adding a text entry to the form with a string   
   of zeros. They looked fine, until I ran the form. Then, they   
   had the "blob."   
      
   Finally, I tried all this with a new blank form, and the   
   font displays properly whatever I try. So, the problem does   
   seem to be with the particular form.   
      
   Might you have a guess about what could cause this sort of   
   thing? And short of rebuilding the form, might there be   
   something I could do to correct the problem?   
      
   Many thanks,   
   --   
   Kenneth   
      
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