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| SimSig & Windows 8 21/11/2012 at 13:39 #37908 | |
Mickster66
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I have recently installed the new Windows 8 to my laptop (originally Windows 7) and I am happy to report that at present I have not experienced any issues with the environment and SimSig. That is not to say that all my computer programs have taken a liking to Windows 8. Certain non-SimSig programs have baulked at Windows 8, but these have been graphics-related and easily rectified with an update of the graphics card
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| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 13:45 #38529 | |
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hotwellian
211 posts |
i am afraid that i have problems with my new acer laptop running Windows 8. t doesn't seem to be able to find thsinmsig font file and is displaying a load of garbage instead. Further to the above I dfind that I have no less that 5 SimSig fonts installed. SimSig Standard Simsig Small Standard SimSig v2 Standard SinSig Small V2 Standard SimSigRT Last edited: 03/12/2012 at 13:57 by hotwellian Reason: further info Log in to reply |
| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 15:48 #38536 | |
headshot119
4869 posts |
" said:i am afraid that i have problems with my new acer laptop running Windows 8. t doesn't seem to be able to find thsinmsig font file and is displaying a load of garbage instead.Have you uninstalled and then reinstalled the system files? "Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer Log in to reply The following user said thank you: hotwellian |
| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 17:04 #38543 | |
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hotwellian
211 posts |
" said:" said:Yes, but no joyi am afraid that i have problems with my new acer laptop running Windows 8. t doesn't seem to be able to find thsinmsig font file and is displaying a load of garbage instead.Have you uninstalled and then reinstalled the system files? Log in to reply |
| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 17:43 #38545 | |
moonraker
370 posts |
I have had no problems since upgrading to Win 8 either. Could it be a display driver issue with your GFX card ?
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| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 18:42 #38549 | |
GeoffM
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" said:i am afraid that i have problems with my new acer laptop running Windows 8. t doesn't seem to be able to find thsinmsig font file and is displaying a load of garbage instead.By "garbage" do you mean letters on the screen instead of symbols? Most commonly the lowercase "a" letter for tracks? " said: Further to the above I dfind that I have no less that 5 SimSig fonts installed.That's normal - you actually have two font files, but each contains more than one font. As the names imply, there are two versions, though the RT version is not used. The "small" is the one used on the overviews. SimSig Boss Last edited: 03/12/2012 at 18:42 by GeoffM Log in to reply The following user said thank you: hotwellian |
| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 19:29 #38551 | |
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hotwellian
211 posts |
" said:" said:Yes, that is it exactly.i am afraid that i have problems with my new acer laptop running Windows 8. t doesn't seem to be able to find thsinmsig font file and is displaying a load of garbage instead.By "garbage" do you mean letters on the screen instead of symbols? Most commonly the lowercase "a" letter for tracks Log in to reply |
| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 19:35 #38553 | |
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hotwellian
211 posts |
" said:I have had no problems since upgrading to Win 8 either. Could it be a display driver issue with your GFX card ?Thanks, any clues as to how that could be sorted? Log in to reply |
| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 19:45 #38554 | |
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mfcooper
707 posts |
" said:" said:If you are seeing a series of letters, it means the SimSig font file isn't being found/read correctly. But someone else will have to help you further..." said:Yes, that is it exactly.i am afraid that i have problems with my new acer laptop running Windows 8. t doesn't seem to be able to find thsinmsig font file and is displaying a load of garbage instead.By "garbage" do you mean letters on the screen instead of symbols? Most commonly the lowercase "a" letter for tracks Log in to reply |
| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 19:48 #38557 | |
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GeoffM
6377 posts |
" said:" said:That would suggest the fonts aren't installed, though your earlier post suggests they are. I don't have Windows 8 so this is likely to be wrong: Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map and then scroll through the fonts to see if any SimSig ones are listed there. If so, and when you select a SimSig font, does the large view area show symbols, mostly in the middle section (character code 0x5B to 0xA7 and beyond)?" said:Yes, that is it exactly.i am afraid that i have problems with my new acer laptop running Windows 8. t doesn't seem to be able to find thsinmsig font file and is displaying a load of garbage instead.By "garbage" do you mean letters on the screen instead of symbols? Most commonly the lowercase "a" letter for tracks SimSig Boss Log in to reply |
| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 20:25 #38563 | |
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headshot119
4869 posts |
" said:" said:Start Screen - Desktop App - Charm Bar (Mouse to top right) - Settings (Cog icon) - [it's in there somewhere" said:That would suggest the fonts aren't installed, though your earlier post suggests they are. I don't have Windows 8 so this is likely to be wrong: Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map and then scroll through the fonts to see if any SimSig ones are listed there. If so, and when you select a SimSig font, does the large view area show symbols, mostly in the middle section (character code 0x5B to 0xA7 and beyond)?" said:Yes, that is it exactly.i am afraid that i have problems with my new acer laptop running Windows 8. t doesn't seem to be able to find thsinmsig font file and is displaying a load of garbage instead.By "garbage" do you mean letters on the screen instead of symbols? Most commonly the lowercase "a" letter for tracks Unfortunately I don't have a Windows 8 machine near me in college to find out exactly. "Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer Last edited: 03/12/2012 at 20:26 by headshot119 Log in to reply |
| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 21:51 #38579 | |
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moonraker
370 posts |
" said:" said:I upgraded from win 7 to 8 and had to immediately update my GFX card drivers (ATI Radeon HD) for it to display properly. You need to find out which GFX card you have installed and check the manufacturers website - ATI, NVidia etc and see if there's an update available. Win 8 gave me a warning that this needed to be done after I upgradedI have had no problems since upgrading to Win 8 either. Could it be a display driver issue with your GFX card ?Thanks, any clues as to how that could be sorted? Log in to reply The following user said thank you: hotwellian |
| SimSig & Windows 8 03/12/2012 at 21:59 #38585 | |
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hotwellian
211 posts |
" said:" said:Thanks will look at that tomorrow. But my laptop came with Windows 8 pre-installed." said:I upgraded from win 7 to 8 and had to immediately update my GFX card drivers (ATI Radeon HD) for it to display properly. You need to find out which GFX card you have installed and check the manufacturers website - ATI, NVidia etc and see if there's an update available. Win 8 gave me a warning that this needed to be done after I upgradedI have had no problems since upgrading to Win 8 either. Could it be a display driver issue with your GFX card ?Thanks, any clues as to how that could be sorted? Log in to reply |
| SimSig & Windows 8 04/12/2012 at 12:12 #38652 | |
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alvinhochun
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" said:" said:You can do this:" said:Start Screen - Desktop App - Charm Bar (Mouse to top right) - Settings (Cog icon) - [it's in there somewhere" said:That would suggest the fonts aren't installed, though your earlier post suggests they are. I don't have Windows 8 so this is likely to be wrong: Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map and then scroll through the fonts to see if any SimSig ones are listed there. If so, and when you select a SimSig font, does the large view area show symbols, mostly in the middle section (character code 0x5B to 0xA7 and beyond)?" said:Yes, that is it exactly.i am afraid that i have problems with my new acer laptop running Windows 8. t doesn't seem to be able to find thsinmsig font file and is displaying a load of garbage instead.By "garbage" do you mean letters on the screen instead of symbols? Most commonly the lowercase "a" letter for tracks WinKey + R -> charmap -> [enter]  You can also check your fonts settings. Navigate to "C:\Windows\Fonts\":  Make sure the highlighted fonts are not grayed out. If they are, "unhide" them. Or you can go into "Fonts Settings" on the left navigation panel, then uncheck "Hide fonts according to language settings".  This is taken on Release Preview as I don't have time to download RTM, but I wouldn't assume much differences. Sorry for all the Chinese. Post has attachments. Log in to view them. Log in to reply |