Description
PowerBuilder lets you define how fonts are mapped in an initialization file. When PowerBuilder is first started, it reads and saves information about the available fonts on the system, then reads any font mapping specifications from initialization files and maps fonts as specified.
Purpose
When you build applications for multiple platforms, you have more control over how objects in your applications display for users.
Usage
Font mapping files are provided in the following locations:
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Platform
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Name
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Location
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Windows
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PBFNT60x.INI
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Powersoft SHARED directory
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Macintosh
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Powersoft Font Preferences
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System Folder:Preferences
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UNIX
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.pbfnt60.ini
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PowerBuilder install directory. The file should be copied to each user's home directory
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The font mapping file has a [FontSubstitutes] section containing lines like the following (the default mappings are different on each platform):
This line specifies that if the Times font is used in an application and is not available on the deployment machine, the Times New Roman font should be used instead. You can modify or add to the default mappings to meet your own needs.
On Windows, if a font is not available and you don't provide a mapping for it in PBFNT60.INI, Windows tries to find a font that matches the characteristics of the missing font.
On Macintosh and UNIX, the font mapping file supplements or overrides the existing mechanisms (an internal table on the Macintosh and the .WindU file on UNIX).
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