Microsoft KB Archive/21753

Support for Hercules RamFonts

PSS ID Number: Q21753 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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= SUMMARY =

The Hercules Plus and InColor cards include RamFonts. Fonts such as Futura or Broadway are examples of the styles that are available. These fonts are stored in the memory of the Hercules cards.

Microsoft Word versions 3.x take advantage of the RamFonts provided with the Hercules Plus and InColor cards. When Word versions 3.x are started in text mode with the RamFont style selected at the system level, the selected RamFont style is displayed on screen.

If you use RamFonts with Word version 4.0, 5.0, or 5.5, only the font characteristics of the RamFont, such as italics and bold, are displayed. Word versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5 cannot take advantage of the RamFont font styles, such as Futura or Broadway.

Using RamFonts makes the screen-refresh rate faster than normal in graphics mode. This behavior occurs because the font’s graphic capabilities are stored in memory on the card. Using RamFonts also makes the scrolling process in Word much faster.

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