On 20/11/08 12:07, Szabolcs wrote:
>
> Most Windows programs, like Notepad, will use different fonts for
> different types of characters.
>
> Even if Notepad is set to use Courier New, it will use a different
> font to display e.g. Chinese characters. Windows Vim does not do
> this. It only uses the font that is specified in the options.
> Courier New does not include any Chinese characters, so if you need
> Chinese characters, you'll need to use a different font, e.g. MS
> Mincho.
>
> For some reason Windows does not use anti-aliasing for any of the
> fonts that includes CJK characters, so with these fonts, even Latin
> letters will be ugly ...
>
> I wish Windows Vim could automatically select the proper font for
> different types of characters, like most other Windows programs do ...
> The Gnome version of Vim can already do this.
>
> Will we ever get this feature in Windows Vim?
I don't know... Maybe just wait until (...if ever...) GTK2 (or at least
Pango) becomes available on native-Windows? ;-)
Best regards,
Tony.
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