PRB: Text in DB Design or LinkView Difficult to Read when Zoomed

ID: Q166890

The information in this article applies to:

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.


REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual InterDev and Active Server Pages, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/vinterdev/

Additional query words: 


Keywords          : kbide kbVisDBTools kbVisID100 kbGrpASP kbDtDbDesigner 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 2, 1999