Microsoft KB Archive/110596

= Font Assistant: What Are .FIF Files? =

Article ID: 110596

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft TrueType Font Pack 2.0
 * Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q110596



SUMMARY
Font Assistant, which is included with the Microsoft TrueType Font Pack 2, manages all TrueType fonts on the system. Within Font Assistant, you can view historical and detailed information on individual fonts. This information is stored in font information files (.FIFs) in the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory.

These files are installed during installation of the TrueType Font Pack 2. If an .FIF file is removed, it does not affect performance of the associated font.

NOTE: Not all fonts have a corresponding .FIF file.



MORE INFORMATION
Font information files are in text format. To view the contents of these files in Font Assistant, select the Font Information button.

When you choose Print Samples in Font Assistant, a complete page is printed for each font, showing all the font information from the .FIF file as well as all the keyboard characters and sample lines of text in several point sizes.

The following is an example of an .FIF file: [enu] L1=Augsburger Initials L3=The basic Augsburger typeface, first issued by at least two German foundries in the L4=last century, contains the lower-case alphabet and numerals, as  well as caps. The L5=Initial variation has been limited to caps, however. To pander to  modern sensibilities, L6=we added accented caps as well. L8=Although you are never likely to use more than a letter or two at  a time, we’ve included L9=Augsburger Initials in this font pack to show what can be done with TrueType. For when L10=the original was made, nobody had any idea that Augsburger would some day be L11=reproduced at a computer from a computer keyboard. Lmax=12

Additional query words: wfw wfwg 3.10 2.00 tt true type 3.11

Keywords: KB110596

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