"Sight" Survey  (SS114)

Custom Linestyles in Windows XP contain Offset Symbols

In Windows XP, Microsoft has apparently changed the way in which it handles TrueType font placement.  This change is causing a problem with the symbols being slightly offset in "Sight" Survey's custom lines.  While we cannot completely solve the problem, changing the font used by the custom lines to MODERN (a system or plotter font) does provide some relief. 

Check your Windows\Font folder to see if you have the modern.fon available to you.  If you need one, right-click here and select Open, then extract (unzip) the file to your Windows\Fonts folder.

To change the font in the linestyle definitions:

1.  Click Start and select Run

2.  In the Run window, type NOTEPAD and press enter or click OK

3.  In Notepad, click File > Open

4.  In the Files of Type line, select All files

5.  Navigate to the C:\SightSrv\Program\Macro folder and open the file CustomLT.mac

    (Change the drive letter and folder location if necessary)

When the file opens, you will see a series of  REMarks which identify the elements of the file.  At the end of the REMarks you'll see lines beginning with SETCUSTOMLT.  These are the linestyle definitions.  

Rem (c) 1998 Carlson Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved

REM Set custom linestyles for plotter and screen.
REM
REM Name of custom line
REM                       Font Name
REM                       |               Font Size
REM                       |               |   Strikeout
REM                       |               |   |   Underline
REM                       |               |   |   |   Bold
REM                       |               |   |   |   |   Italic
REM                       |               |   |   |   |   |   Color
REM                       |               |   |   |   |   |   |

Rem Lines that use components for the character
SETCUSTOMLT Brickwall ... Arial           10  0   0   0   0   9
.

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Edit the file where ever you see the font name Arial, changing it to Modern.  (DO NOT change the Wingdings font name.)  When you remove the word Arial, delete an extra space so when you insert the word Modern (6 characters vs. 5) the Font Size column remains in the correct location.  For example:

SETCUSTOMLT Brickwall ... Arial           10  0   0   0   0   9

changes to:

SETCUSTOMLT Brickwall ... Modern          10  0   0   1   0   9
 

Note that in the example above we have also changed the Bold attribute from 0 to 1, since the Modern font is a slightly less bold font.

When you have finished changing all the font names to Modern, click File > Save and save the file.

© 2008 by Carlson Software, Inc.   Last modified November 18, 2008