


TrueType by Apple and Microsoft (file extension: ttf).PostScript fonts by Adobe – has various formats, e.g: Printer Font ASCII (PFA) and Printer Font Binary (PFB).See #Bitmap for the available bitmap fonts. PC Screen Font (PSF) used by the Kernel for console fonts, not supported by Xorg (for Unicode PSF files the extension is psfu).Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) by Adobe.Outline or vector fonts Use Bézier curves, drawing instructions and mathematical formulae to describe each glyph, which make the character outlines scalable to any size. Most computer fonts used today are in either bitmap or outline data formats.īitmap fonts Consist of a matrix of dots or pixels representing the image of each glyph in each face and size. Note that certain font licenses may impose some legal limitations. A computer font specifically designed for the computer screen, and not for printing, is a screen font." A computer font is designed and created using a font editor. The following Microsoft web page describe the steps needed to install additional IME on Windows NT/2000/XP.From Wikipedia:Computer font: "A computer font is implemented as a digital data file containing a set of graphically related glyphs. That is supported by all modern Operating Systems, including Windows, OS X,Īdding Vietnamese keyboard layout (Input Method Editor - IME) on Microsoft Windows XP (remember to select East Asian Language, that's where Vietnamese is located) This is the font we recommend everyone to use. WeĪre sorry, but the font is copyrighted by Microsoft, so we can not provide it. You can find the Arial Unicode font on Microsoft Office CD. Use Arial Unicode TrueType font from Microsoft if you are on Windows The keyboard driver (1258.NLS) is available for both Win95 and NT 4.x. TCVN: TCVN (aka ABC, aka VSCII) fonts are available fromįYI: Microsoft Win95 for Vietnamese use ABC encoding. You can choose which fonts to download from VNI: VNI fonts are available from VNI Soft. VISCII: VISCII fonts are provided by the TriChlor Group. You can use the following links to download and install the fonts Specific fonts used to depict Vietnamese text. Many of the Web pages you'll find through VietGATE will have
