ALT_TYPE_FACE

Alternate font

The ALT_TYPE_FACE environment variable sets the typeface of the alternate font if an alternate font is not otherwise specified.

Value

The name of the desired Windows font (or typeface).

Discussion

Synergy/DE on Windows uses the specified typeface for application windows greater than or equal to 132 columns (if automatic font switching is enabled).

If you want to specify a new font using ALT_TYPE_FACE, it should be a font that comes in standard Windows packages.

You may want to use a fixed font, because the character columns will always have the same alignment from row to row (as they would on a VT-100 or other text terminal), and text positioning will remain consistently aligned. We recommend that you use a fixed font when doing non-Toolkit processing.

Another style consideration when choosing a typeface is whether you want a serif or a sans-serif font. Serifs are the little strokes (or “feet”) at the ends of a letter’s main strokes. A sans-serif style does not have these ending strokes. Serif typefaces are generally recommended for larger bodies of text because the serifs on each letter can help guide the eyes. Sans-serif typefaces work well for short phrases, headings, and small amounts of text.

To find a list of available typefaces, open the Character Map utility (in the Accessories group). The typeface names are case sensitive.

We recommend that you use the FONT_ALTERNATE environment variable rather than ALT_TYPE_FACE.

Setting location

The environment or the [synergy], [dbr], or [myprog] section of synergy.ini (where myprog is any .dbr file).

Used by

Runtime