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Work with Text Styles | 491
When you specify fonts using -STYLE, AutoCAD assumes that the first name
is the normal font and the second (separated by a comma) is the Big Font. If
you enter only one name, AutoCAD assumes it's the normal font and
removes any associated Big Font. By using leading or trailing commas when
specifying the font file names, you can change one font without affecting the
other, as shown in the following table.
Note AutoCAD does not accept long file names that contain commas as font
file names. The comma is interpreted as a separator for an SHX font–Big Font
pair. For more information, see -STYLE in the Command Reference.
See Also
“Substitute Fonts” on page 492
To assign an Asian-language font to a text style
1 From the Format menu, click Text Style.
2 In the Text Style dialog box under Style Name, click New.
3 In the New Text Style dialog box, enter a style name for the new text style
and click OK.
4 Under Font Name, choose the name of a an SHX font file and then check
Use Big Font to select an Asian-language big font.
When you check Use Big Font, the Font Style box changes to a Big Font
Name box. Only SHX fonts are available for selection, and only Big Font
names are shown in the Big Font box.
5 To see the effects on different characters, enter a text string in the sample
text box that is located to the left of the Preview button, and then click
Preview.
Specifying fonts and Big Fonts on the command line
Enter this ... To specify this ...
[font name],[big font name] Both normal fonts and Big Fonts
[font name], Only a normal font (Big Font unchanged)
,[big font name] Only a Big Font (normal font unchanged)
[font name] Only a normal font (Big Font, if any, removed)
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