On 10/07/2013 13:38, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > On 2013-07-10 11:19, Tomas Hajny wrote: >> >> Sure, but you can't select just any True Type fonts for console windows >> (only Lucida is offered in WinXP; > > And is so since Win95. Just amazing that Windows Console is so far > behind other platforms - it's rather ridiculous if you think about it. > > If I used Windows, I would install a different console application — > there must be better after-market ones out there. But yes, this probably > doesn't solve your or your clients problems. >
I seriously doubt it... I mean, in the olden days, the cmd program was actually a fully/partially [delete inappropriate] DOS compatible virtual machine, starting with : being able to run real x86 mode programs... It wasn't a shell as *nix has, never was meant to be... You'd have more luck using DosBOX emulator these days... > Anyway, here is some background information on Microsoft's terrible > Console Window. > > > Why are console windows limited to Lucida Console and raster fonts? > > http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2007/05/16/2659903.aspx > > Here is how you can add more fonts — but you are on your own (the words > from Microsoft): > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247815 > > > Regards, > G. > -L;) _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
