Font Character changes in Worksheets

[CS1]

In the edit mode of a worksheet I have a "m?"

When I exit the edit mode it appears as

"m(symbol for square root)"

Whats the story?

Edited April 28, 2008 by CS1

[rDesign]

I'm guessing that your selected font does not support superscript characters. Try changing to a different worksheet font and see if that helps.

Tim

[CS1]

I have tried different fonts but getting same problem.

Am using Arial at the mo.

The particular character works fine in text on the page just not in worksheets.

[Pat Stanford]

Try and turn on GDI Imaging in the VectorWorks Preferences and see if that makes a difference.

Pat

[CS1]

Hi Pat

GDI Imaging was already on, but I have just turned it off and the fonts are fixed.

What effects will this have on other areas?

[Pat Stanford]

I don't really know what effect it will have. GDI is basically an operating system level technology for drawing things. The equivalent on the Mac is called Quartz.

On the Mac, Quartz allows the transparency effects (object and layer transparency, not RenderWorks transparency) and also provides a "round pen" so that diagonal lines are the same weight as horizontal and vertical lines. According to the manual it also provides "better support" for large format prints and PDF files.

My biggest concern would be the effect on diagonal lines.

Pat

[CS1]

Cool thanks for that Pat

[Dave P]

As Pat noted GDI affects transparency (and, I suspect diagonal line weights). With GDI on, many specialized fonts (Architect, Graphite, etc.)do not display properly, but do print and export to PDF correctly in my experience.

[CS1]

Ok I need To have GDI on so I can have "opacity" settings for my objects, but I also need to use the arial font.

What can I do?

[CS1]

Any1 got any suggestions?

[Pat Stanford]

The only thing I can think of is to try a different "brand" of Ariel. Instead of the version that ships with Windows, go to fonts.com or linotype.com and purchase either a full unicode version, or if the unicode is not compatible with the GDI imagaing (I don't have a windows machine to try it on), a non-unicode version that has the character(s) you need in the basic font set.

Sorry,

Pat

[Dave P]

As I noted above, you can have GDI on and use specialized fonts. The only thing affected is the display of the font. So if you need GDI for opacity control, turn it on to set opacity. Then, if you want to see the fonts as they will print, just turn GDI off (remember to turn it back on again before you print). I usually just leave GDI on unless I absolutely need to see the font I use (Graphite Std.) for tight text placement, etc.