FWIW, simply specifying "Helvetica" is almost meaningless. There is absolutely not one standard Helvetica family. Apple's TrueType Helvetica is different than Adobe's Type 1 Helvetica, although the character widths are comparable. There are updated versions of Helvetica from various other sources. There are numerous versions of Helvetica Neue. You cannot assume that these designs are all the same. It is amazing what trouble you can get into with this. The same problems occur with the various flavours of "Times" ...
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8:15 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]
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: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>;
> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
> 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
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