which I can't find for Microsoft fonts yet :/).įor an example of font file informaion, here is a (detailed, technical) reference to TrueType fonts, from Microsoft Typography (.doc file). This information is included inside fonts as part of a number of header tables (encoded in a binary format. I'm seeing Word is aware of fonts as not only Asian but in fact Chinese and whether or not they are recommended for Simplified or Traditional characters. Or if not, can I set the target font it changes to?īased on probing and on learning more about fonts in Windows, I think I can reliably explain what's going on.īut I don't have any direct comments about this behavior from anywhere, which I would still welcome. Is there any way to just stop the change? So it isn't a question of not having the Chinese characters available - or shouldn't be. I am already using my preferred Chinese font (I think the latin letters in it are excellent).

Simplified character use.Īre fonts designated - according to Word - as detailed as:Īnd my choice is rejected because my keyboard is inputting Simplified and Jhenghei is designated Traditional (though it certainly works for Simplified) Ok, digging even deeper, I'm seeing more specifically is it Traditional vs. Now I did try another Chinese font - Microsoft Yahei UI - and thisĬan anyone confirm (links?) my problem isĮxpected behavior for a font not recognized as 'Asian' ? Microsoft Jhenghei UI, which seems designed as a Chinese font. I'm starting to think it is a font choice issue. It's not a question of font substitution for something unusual I typed. Whenever I toggle the keyboard language - for me it's between English and Chinese - Word automatically changes the font. Among other challenges lately with multiple languages in Windows 10, this specific one would be great to address.

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