PASSPORT Knowledge Base
Miscellaneous

Date Published: August 10, 2005

Date Updated: March 10, 2008

Title

ClearType Enabled in Windows XP Causes Problem with True Type Fonts

Product

PASSPORT PC to Host, PASSPORT Web to Host

Emulation Types

TN3270, TN5250, VT, SCO ANSI, Wyse 60

Issue

With the ClearType feature enabled in Windows XP and a Windows True Type font selected in PASSPORT, certain characters are getting chopped off on the right-hand side. What would cause this and how can it be corrected?

Solution

This issue has been resolved in PASSPORT PC to Host version 2004-3B30-4 and PASSPORT Web to Host version 2004-3722-3. If you are experiencing this problem, you will need to upgrade to this version or newer to correct it.

More Information

• The ClearType feature is enabled from Display Properties®Effects or Display Properties->Appearance Tab->Effects and selecting ClearType for the "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts:" option in Windows XP.

Keywords

cleartype, windows xp, true type, font, characters