ORIGINAL TIMES NEW ROMAN FONT

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Wordplay

Some of you may remember that with the debut of Windows XP, Times New Roman
was updated and now appears larger and bolder.

Can someone provide instructions as to how I may find and install the
original version of the font? If anyone else has had this problem or prefers
the original, I' appreciate some help.

Also, I know some people who have Windows XP but their Times New Roman
hasn't changed.
 
Wordplay wrote:

> Some of you may remember that with the debut of Windows XP, Times New Roman
> was updated and now appears larger and bolder.
>
> Can someone provide instructions as to how I may find and install the
> original version of the font? If anyone else has had this problem or prefers
> the original, I' appreciate some help.
>
> Also, I know some people who have Windows XP but their Times New Roman
> hasn't changed.

IIRC, Microsoft introduced the Times New Roman Tru-Type font in the
early 1990's with Windows 3.0. To replace current version, delete from
Fonts and re-install with the Times.TTF family of fonts from the Win3.X
diskette.

FWIW, differences in the appearance of fonts has more to do with the
changes in video graphics drivers, printer engines and drivers, etc.
than the programming for the font itself. "Named" fonts are registered
and their definitions are retained for life.
 
Wordplay wrote:
> Some of you may remember that with the debut of Windows XP, Times New
> Roman was updated and now appears larger and bolder.
>
> Can someone provide instructions as to how I may find and install the
> original version of the font? If anyone else has had this problem or
> prefers the original, I' appreciate some help.
>
> Also, I know some people who have Windows XP but their Times New Roman
> hasn't changed.

Interestingly, font faces are not copyrighted, but font NAMES are
trademarked. You can try downloading various permutations of the font until
you find one that works for your application. You can also try "Georgia,"
supposedly identical.
 
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:31:38 -0600, "HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote:

>Wordplay wrote:
>> Some of you may remember that with the debut of Windows XP, Times New
>> Roman was updated and now appears larger and bolder.
>>
>> Can someone provide instructions as to how I may find and install the
>> original version of the font? If anyone else has had this problem or
>> prefers the original, I' appreciate some help.
>>
>> Also, I know some people who have Windows XP but their Times New Roman
>> hasn't changed.
>
>Interestingly, font faces are not copyrighted, but font NAMES are
>trademarked.

That's not quite true in the US and you would surely not make that
statement in Germany.


>You can try downloading various permutations of the font until
>you find one that works for your application. You can also try "Georgia,"
>supposedly identical.
>
 
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