I need a slashed zero

macropod · #31 03-01-2020, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jmcdvm

I am not sure how the term "hacked" is applicable to this; maybe just an attempt at pejorative preemptive negation.

Well, what do you suppose it means when you examine the file and find "File Version - MS core font: V2.00 "? Whether you regard "hacked" as an attempt at pejorative preemptive negation is up to you.

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Originally Posted by jmcdvm

As far as practical utilization, I point out that with the referenced font, if the font is downloaded to the list of fonts available through Windows via the Control panel, it is then available as a selectable font from within MS Word and Excel.

So what? The same applies to any installed font.

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Originally Posted by jmcdvm

A user can then selectively utilize the font within a document or data report respectively. The selective use of the font can be universal within the document or can be assigned to any numbers(s) or letters within, just like other fonts can be selected within the program discretely (Word, Excel etc)

And how would that user choose between slashed 0 and a non-slashed 0 using the same font in that document???

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Originally Posted by jmcdvm

Additionally, in response to the lack of bold or italic aspects, when this font is used for example in Word, the bold and italic functions can be activated directly by the the selection of bold or italic modification as can be done with other accessible fonts available within Word.

You're either missing or ignoring the point that Windows uses different font files for the Arial bold, italic and bold-italic forms.

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Originally Posted by jmcdvm

Yes, others users would need to install this font so zeros appear with a slash. If they do not they will simply still see a zero without slash

My point exactly.

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Originally Posted by jmcdvm

I do not see what the problem is if this font is added to those available for those who have the selective need for this font variation.

The problem is that the document won't look the same without installing that variant, which wipes out the standard font. You may not see that as a problem, but that only puts you in a vanishingly small minority.

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Originally Posted by jmcdvm

No one would be forced to use it

Well, if they install that font, then want an Arial 0 without a slash, what option would they have but to uninstall it again and replace it with the standard font???

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Originally Posted by jmcdvm

I think it best to leave that decision up to individual users

You've evidently not tried this in a corporate environment, where users are not allowed to make such willy-nilly changes.

jmcdvm · #32 03-02-2020, 03:15 AM

Like I said, let a user try it and see if it works for them as it seems to work just fine for me. And yes, fortunately I am not in a corporate environment, and quite grateful for not adopting the myopia that might come from that. Just maybe the original inquirer will find the information useful in their environment, and I will just let them ascertain that. Maybe you can find a better fix for their problem?

macropod · #33 03-02-2020, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jmcdvm

Maybe you can find a better fix for their problem?

That was already achieved many months ago. Read post 5. End of discussion.