Microsoft KB Archive/166890

= PRB: Text in DB Design or LinkView Is Difficult to Read When Zoomed =

Article ID: 166890

Article Last Modified on 5/2/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual InterDev 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Database Tools

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This article was previously published under Q166890



SYMPTOMS
Text in the Database Designer or LinkView is difficult to read when zoomed out to anything less than 100 percent.



CAUSE
The Arial font is not loaded on system or is not registered.



RESOLUTION

 * 1) Install the Arial font if it is not installed. See your operating system's Help on how to install fonts.
 * 2) Reinstall the Arial Font if it is installed but not working. To determine if the font is working, see your operating system's Help on how to view fonts. To reinstall the Arial font, see your operating system's Help on how to install fonts.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
If the Arial font is not available to the system, the system picks up another font. The Database Designer and LinkView use the Arial font, because it is TrueType and zooms well. If this font is not available, the Database Designer or LinkView randomly picks another font, which may make text in diagrams difficult to read.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Create a Web or Database project in Visual InterDev.
 * 2) Add a DataConnection to the project.
 * 3) In the Data View tab, right-click a table to bring up the Shortcut menu. Select Design.
 * 4) On the Table toolbar, select "75%" from the drop-down combo box.

If the Arial Font is not correctly installed, the text is difficult to read and does not fit in the row of the "Column Properties" grid.

