Difference: UsingCustomFonts (9 vs. 10)

Revision 102013-02-12 - JeanNeron

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Defining Custom Fonts

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  • Log into APPX and select Application Design for the app you where you will be using the custom font.
  • Select Name Resources and define a resource with:
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    • Select the ROLLOVER SELECTED state
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    • Select the ROLLOVER SELECTED state. If you are using Appx 5.2 or later, choose FONT instead.
 
    • Set the Location Type to SERVER FILE
    • Enter the font name (not .ttf file name) as the Location Data (Free 3 of 9 Regular, for example). Important: The font name is case sensitive, and it is cached in your session. If you need to correct the name, log off & on again so Appx will pick up the new name.
  • On your image define a field and set these GUI Attributes:
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  • Double-click searchpath and enter the path to the directory where you placed the font file. If the font is placed in the default font directory on Windows XP the entry would be c:\WINDOWS\Font. Multiple directories can be entered by separating them with a semicolon.
  • Exit regedit
  • You will also need to define a Named Resource for each font file with the following attributes:
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    • Select the ROLLOVER SELECTED state
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    • Select the ROLLOVER SELECTED state. If you are using Appx 5.2 or later, choose FONT instead.
     
    • Set the Location Type to SERVER FILE
    • Enter the name of the font file without an extension in the Location Data field (free3of9, for example).
  • On your output process image define a field and set these GUI Attributes:
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    • Place the font file (Free3of9.ttf) in the Resource directory for one of your applications.
    • Log into APPX and select Application Design for the app you where you will be using the custom font.
    • Select Name Resources and define a resource with:
    Changed:
    <
    <
      • Select the ROLLOVER SELECTED state
    >
    >
      • Select the ROLLOVER SELECTED state. If you are using Appx 5.2 or later, choose FONT instead.
     
      • Set the Location Type to DESIGN FILE
      • Enter the font file name without the extension as the Location Data (free3of9, for example). Remember that file names are case sensitive. The font name is cached in your session. If you need to correct the name, log off & on again so Appx will pick up the new name.
    • On your image define a field and set these GUI Attributes:
     
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