Does the comicsans package work on stock Windows 10?
I recently noticed that when using the usepackage{comicsans}
package in Windows 10, by default, all characters turn into squares. After a bit research, it was due to the fact that COMIC.ttf
is no longer supported(included) in windows system????
A bit of shocking news. But then I manually downloaded and installed the font. However, when I use textbf{text}
, the characters wrapped inside still cannot be displayed correctly, as shown below.
Is there a way to solve it once for all?
Thanks.
documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
usepackage{amsmath,amsfonts}
usepackage{comicsans}
%usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
%usepackage[math]{iwona} %nice font
usepackage[top=1cm,bottom=2cm,left=1cm,right=1cm]{geometry}
usepackage{enumerate}
usepackage{lastpage}
usepackage{fancyhdr}
pagestyle{fancy}
fancyhf{} % clears the header and footer
%fancyhead[C]{textbf{FE5116}}
fancyfoot[L]{Page thepage of pageref{LastPage}}
renewcommand{headrulewidth}{0pt}
begin{document}
begin{center}
textbf{Equation of a straight line}
end{center}
begin{minipage}[t]{0.55textwidth}
In mathematics we are almost obsessed with finding the equations of straight lines. There are different ways of doing this, but the best way is to use the equation:
[
y-y_1 = m(x-x_1),
]
where $m$ is the gradient of the line and $(x_1,y_1)$ is the coordinates of a point on the line. \
So, using this equation, find the equation of the following lines, giving your answer in the form
[
ax+by+c = 0,
]
where $a,b,c$ are integers (whole numbers -- no fractions).
end{minipage}
%
begin{minipage}[t]{0.4textwidth}
%
end{minipage}
%% new command %%
newcommand*{myQues}[1]{%
item #1 \
vfill
hfill $rule{6cm}{0.3mm}$ quad (3)
}%
begin{enumerate}[1)]
myQues{The line with gradient $4$ that passes through $(1,3)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $2$ that passes through $(6,2)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $1$ that passes through $(2,-3)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $10$ that passes through $(-4,-6)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $-2$ that passes through $(4,1)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-3$ that passes through $(-2,-5)$.}
end{enumerate}
%end{document}
cleardoublepage
Now, what happens if the gradient is a fraction? We still want our final answer to consist of integers -- so no fractions ldots
begin{enumerate}[1)]
setcounter{enumi}{6}
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{1}{2}$ that passes through $(5,2)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{2}{3}$ that passes through $(6,1)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{3}{4}$ that passes through $(2,-2)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-frac{1}{5}$ that passes through $(-2,4)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $3$ that passes through $(frac{1}{3},4)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-2$ that passes through $(-frac{1}{4},-frac{2}{9})$.}
end{enumerate}
end{document}
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I recently noticed that when using the usepackage{comicsans}
package in Windows 10, by default, all characters turn into squares. After a bit research, it was due to the fact that COMIC.ttf
is no longer supported(included) in windows system????
A bit of shocking news. But then I manually downloaded and installed the font. However, when I use textbf{text}
, the characters wrapped inside still cannot be displayed correctly, as shown below.
Is there a way to solve it once for all?
Thanks.
documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
usepackage{amsmath,amsfonts}
usepackage{comicsans}
%usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
%usepackage[math]{iwona} %nice font
usepackage[top=1cm,bottom=2cm,left=1cm,right=1cm]{geometry}
usepackage{enumerate}
usepackage{lastpage}
usepackage{fancyhdr}
pagestyle{fancy}
fancyhf{} % clears the header and footer
%fancyhead[C]{textbf{FE5116}}
fancyfoot[L]{Page thepage of pageref{LastPage}}
renewcommand{headrulewidth}{0pt}
begin{document}
begin{center}
textbf{Equation of a straight line}
end{center}
begin{minipage}[t]{0.55textwidth}
In mathematics we are almost obsessed with finding the equations of straight lines. There are different ways of doing this, but the best way is to use the equation:
[
y-y_1 = m(x-x_1),
]
where $m$ is the gradient of the line and $(x_1,y_1)$ is the coordinates of a point on the line. \
So, using this equation, find the equation of the following lines, giving your answer in the form
[
ax+by+c = 0,
]
where $a,b,c$ are integers (whole numbers -- no fractions).
end{minipage}
%
begin{minipage}[t]{0.4textwidth}
%
end{minipage}
%% new command %%
newcommand*{myQues}[1]{%
item #1 \
vfill
hfill $rule{6cm}{0.3mm}$ quad (3)
}%
begin{enumerate}[1)]
myQues{The line with gradient $4$ that passes through $(1,3)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $2$ that passes through $(6,2)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $1$ that passes through $(2,-3)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $10$ that passes through $(-4,-6)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $-2$ that passes through $(4,1)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-3$ that passes through $(-2,-5)$.}
end{enumerate}
%end{document}
cleardoublepage
Now, what happens if the gradient is a fraction? We still want our final answer to consist of integers -- so no fractions ldots
begin{enumerate}[1)]
setcounter{enumi}{6}
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{1}{2}$ that passes through $(5,2)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{2}{3}$ that passes through $(6,1)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{3}{4}$ that passes through $(2,-2)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-frac{1}{5}$ that passes through $(-2,4)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $3$ that passes through $(frac{1}{3},4)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-2$ that passes through $(-frac{1}{4},-frac{2}{9})$.}
end{enumerate}
end{document}
fonts windows type1
New contributor
Did you also install Comic Sans Bold?
– Davislor
2 hours ago
@Davislor No, I did not. Honestly I did not expect such a problem (from MS). I don't see any point of removing a font and WHY? It's also not easy to find/download from the internet. I spend 10 minutes looking for it. What's the file name for theBold
font? Or do you know a place I can download them from? Thanks.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
The list of filenames is here. It should be included with Windows 10. Try loading it withfontspec
.
– Davislor
2 hours ago
On an OS other than Windows or OS X, or if for some reason they’re missing (check withfc-list
), you can download an older version using MS Core Fonts for the Web.
– Davislor
2 hours ago
@Davislor Weirdly, I don't think they are! It's not the first time I realised it. I had problems in both Win10 1083 and 1809 versions.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
|
show 13 more comments
I recently noticed that when using the usepackage{comicsans}
package in Windows 10, by default, all characters turn into squares. After a bit research, it was due to the fact that COMIC.ttf
is no longer supported(included) in windows system????
A bit of shocking news. But then I manually downloaded and installed the font. However, when I use textbf{text}
, the characters wrapped inside still cannot be displayed correctly, as shown below.
Is there a way to solve it once for all?
Thanks.
documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
usepackage{amsmath,amsfonts}
usepackage{comicsans}
%usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
%usepackage[math]{iwona} %nice font
usepackage[top=1cm,bottom=2cm,left=1cm,right=1cm]{geometry}
usepackage{enumerate}
usepackage{lastpage}
usepackage{fancyhdr}
pagestyle{fancy}
fancyhf{} % clears the header and footer
%fancyhead[C]{textbf{FE5116}}
fancyfoot[L]{Page thepage of pageref{LastPage}}
renewcommand{headrulewidth}{0pt}
begin{document}
begin{center}
textbf{Equation of a straight line}
end{center}
begin{minipage}[t]{0.55textwidth}
In mathematics we are almost obsessed with finding the equations of straight lines. There are different ways of doing this, but the best way is to use the equation:
[
y-y_1 = m(x-x_1),
]
where $m$ is the gradient of the line and $(x_1,y_1)$ is the coordinates of a point on the line. \
So, using this equation, find the equation of the following lines, giving your answer in the form
[
ax+by+c = 0,
]
where $a,b,c$ are integers (whole numbers -- no fractions).
end{minipage}
%
begin{minipage}[t]{0.4textwidth}
%
end{minipage}
%% new command %%
newcommand*{myQues}[1]{%
item #1 \
vfill
hfill $rule{6cm}{0.3mm}$ quad (3)
}%
begin{enumerate}[1)]
myQues{The line with gradient $4$ that passes through $(1,3)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $2$ that passes through $(6,2)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $1$ that passes through $(2,-3)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $10$ that passes through $(-4,-6)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $-2$ that passes through $(4,1)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-3$ that passes through $(-2,-5)$.}
end{enumerate}
%end{document}
cleardoublepage
Now, what happens if the gradient is a fraction? We still want our final answer to consist of integers -- so no fractions ldots
begin{enumerate}[1)]
setcounter{enumi}{6}
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{1}{2}$ that passes through $(5,2)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{2}{3}$ that passes through $(6,1)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{3}{4}$ that passes through $(2,-2)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-frac{1}{5}$ that passes through $(-2,4)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $3$ that passes through $(frac{1}{3},4)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-2$ that passes through $(-frac{1}{4},-frac{2}{9})$.}
end{enumerate}
end{document}
fonts windows type1
New contributor
I recently noticed that when using the usepackage{comicsans}
package in Windows 10, by default, all characters turn into squares. After a bit research, it was due to the fact that COMIC.ttf
is no longer supported(included) in windows system????
A bit of shocking news. But then I manually downloaded and installed the font. However, when I use textbf{text}
, the characters wrapped inside still cannot be displayed correctly, as shown below.
Is there a way to solve it once for all?
Thanks.
documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
usepackage{amsmath,amsfonts}
usepackage{comicsans}
%usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
%usepackage[math]{iwona} %nice font
usepackage[top=1cm,bottom=2cm,left=1cm,right=1cm]{geometry}
usepackage{enumerate}
usepackage{lastpage}
usepackage{fancyhdr}
pagestyle{fancy}
fancyhf{} % clears the header and footer
%fancyhead[C]{textbf{FE5116}}
fancyfoot[L]{Page thepage of pageref{LastPage}}
renewcommand{headrulewidth}{0pt}
begin{document}
begin{center}
textbf{Equation of a straight line}
end{center}
begin{minipage}[t]{0.55textwidth}
In mathematics we are almost obsessed with finding the equations of straight lines. There are different ways of doing this, but the best way is to use the equation:
[
y-y_1 = m(x-x_1),
]
where $m$ is the gradient of the line and $(x_1,y_1)$ is the coordinates of a point on the line. \
So, using this equation, find the equation of the following lines, giving your answer in the form
[
ax+by+c = 0,
]
where $a,b,c$ are integers (whole numbers -- no fractions).
end{minipage}
%
begin{minipage}[t]{0.4textwidth}
%
end{minipage}
%% new command %%
newcommand*{myQues}[1]{%
item #1 \
vfill
hfill $rule{6cm}{0.3mm}$ quad (3)
}%
begin{enumerate}[1)]
myQues{The line with gradient $4$ that passes through $(1,3)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $2$ that passes through $(6,2)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $1$ that passes through $(2,-3)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $10$ that passes through $(-4,-6)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $-2$ that passes through $(4,1)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-3$ that passes through $(-2,-5)$.}
end{enumerate}
%end{document}
cleardoublepage
Now, what happens if the gradient is a fraction? We still want our final answer to consist of integers -- so no fractions ldots
begin{enumerate}[1)]
setcounter{enumi}{6}
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{1}{2}$ that passes through $(5,2)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{2}{3}$ that passes through $(6,1)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $frac{3}{4}$ that passes through $(2,-2)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-frac{1}{5}$ that passes through $(-2,4)$.}
cleardoublepage
myQues{The line with gradient $3$ that passes through $(frac{1}{3},4)$.}
myQues{The line with gradient $-2$ that passes through $(-frac{1}{4},-frac{2}{9})$.}
end{enumerate}
end{document}
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Did you also install Comic Sans Bold?
– Davislor
2 hours ago
@Davislor No, I did not. Honestly I did not expect such a problem (from MS). I don't see any point of removing a font and WHY? It's also not easy to find/download from the internet. I spend 10 minutes looking for it. What's the file name for theBold
font? Or do you know a place I can download them from? Thanks.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
The list of filenames is here. It should be included with Windows 10. Try loading it withfontspec
.
– Davislor
2 hours ago
On an OS other than Windows or OS X, or if for some reason they’re missing (check withfc-list
), you can download an older version using MS Core Fonts for the Web.
– Davislor
2 hours ago
@Davislor Weirdly, I don't think they are! It's not the first time I realised it. I had problems in both Win10 1083 and 1809 versions.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
|
show 13 more comments
Did you also install Comic Sans Bold?
– Davislor
2 hours ago
@Davislor No, I did not. Honestly I did not expect such a problem (from MS). I don't see any point of removing a font and WHY? It's also not easy to find/download from the internet. I spend 10 minutes looking for it. What's the file name for theBold
font? Or do you know a place I can download them from? Thanks.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
The list of filenames is here. It should be included with Windows 10. Try loading it withfontspec
.
– Davislor
2 hours ago
On an OS other than Windows or OS X, or if for some reason they’re missing (check withfc-list
), you can download an older version using MS Core Fonts for the Web.
– Davislor
2 hours ago
@Davislor Weirdly, I don't think they are! It's not the first time I realised it. I had problems in both Win10 1083 and 1809 versions.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
Did you also install Comic Sans Bold?
– Davislor
2 hours ago
Did you also install Comic Sans Bold?
– Davislor
2 hours ago
@Davislor No, I did not. Honestly I did not expect such a problem (from MS). I don't see any point of removing a font and WHY? It's also not easy to find/download from the internet. I spend 10 minutes looking for it. What's the file name for the
Bold
font? Or do you know a place I can download them from? Thanks.– CasperYC
2 hours ago
@Davislor No, I did not. Honestly I did not expect such a problem (from MS). I don't see any point of removing a font and WHY? It's also not easy to find/download from the internet. I spend 10 minutes looking for it. What's the file name for the
Bold
font? Or do you know a place I can download them from? Thanks.– CasperYC
2 hours ago
The list of filenames is here. It should be included with Windows 10. Try loading it with
fontspec
.– Davislor
2 hours ago
The list of filenames is here. It should be included with Windows 10. Try loading it with
fontspec
.– Davislor
2 hours ago
On an OS other than Windows or OS X, or if for some reason they’re missing (check with
fc-list
), you can download an older version using MS Core Fonts for the Web.– Davislor
2 hours ago
On an OS other than Windows or OS X, or if for some reason they’re missing (check with
fc-list
), you can download an older version using MS Core Fonts for the Web.– Davislor
2 hours ago
@Davislor Weirdly, I don't think they are! It's not the first time I realised it. I had problems in both Win10 1083 and 1809 versions.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
@Davislor Weirdly, I don't think they are! It's not the first time I realised it. I had problems in both Win10 1083 and 1809 versions.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
|
show 13 more comments
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The comicsans
package does not include Type1 versions of the Comic Sans font, for legal reasons. You must have the TTF
files installed first and follow the instructions in the manual to generate the 8-bit Type1 fonts for PDFTeX. The problem here was that you did not repeat this process after installing the bold font.
You can try replacing the comicsans
package with fontspec
:
usepackage{fontspec}
defaultfontfeatures{ Scale = MatchUppercase, Ligatures = TeX }
setmainfont{Comic Sans MS}[Scale = 1.0]
If you also want to replace the math letters, you might load mathastext
afterwards, or
usepackage{unicode-math}
setmathfont{XITS Math}
setmathfont[range = up]{Comic Sans MS}
setmathfont[range = it]{Comic Sans MS Italic}
setmathfont[range = bfup]{Comic Sans MS Bold}
setmathfont[range = bfit]{Comic Sans MS Bold Italic}
According to Microsoft, Comic Sans MS is in fact included with Windows 10. As for why the font might not be installed, Microsoft explains:
A number of additional fonts are available for Desktop and Server, including all other fonts from previous releases. However, not all of these are pre-installed by default in all images. In order to make disk usage and font choices more relevant to users according to the languages that they use, a number of fonts have been moved into optional, on-demand packages. These packages are designed around the different scripts that fonts are primarily intended to support, and most are installed automatically by Windows Update when the associated languages are enabled in language settings (for example, by enabling a keyboard). Any of these Feature On Demand (FOD) packages can also be installed manually via Settings. To add font packages manually, Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features.
If for some reason that does not work either, an older version of them is legally available gratis as part of the redistributable Microsoft Core Fonts for the Web. MS does sell workstation licenses for the most recent version of the font.
Is there a way to do this withpdflatex
? I don't thinkpdflatex
work withfontspec
.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
Btw, before I downloadedcomic.ttf
, the PDF was displayed as squares only. And when I was installing the file for the very first time, windows did not show any warning of replacing an existing font. So it must be a BUG for Windows 10.
– CasperYC
1 hour ago
If you’re using PDFLaTeX, you will need to regenerate Type 1 versions of the fonts according to the instructions in the package manual. Repeat them now that your bold font is installed.
– Davislor
1 hour ago
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The comicsans
package does not include Type1 versions of the Comic Sans font, for legal reasons. You must have the TTF
files installed first and follow the instructions in the manual to generate the 8-bit Type1 fonts for PDFTeX. The problem here was that you did not repeat this process after installing the bold font.
You can try replacing the comicsans
package with fontspec
:
usepackage{fontspec}
defaultfontfeatures{ Scale = MatchUppercase, Ligatures = TeX }
setmainfont{Comic Sans MS}[Scale = 1.0]
If you also want to replace the math letters, you might load mathastext
afterwards, or
usepackage{unicode-math}
setmathfont{XITS Math}
setmathfont[range = up]{Comic Sans MS}
setmathfont[range = it]{Comic Sans MS Italic}
setmathfont[range = bfup]{Comic Sans MS Bold}
setmathfont[range = bfit]{Comic Sans MS Bold Italic}
According to Microsoft, Comic Sans MS is in fact included with Windows 10. As for why the font might not be installed, Microsoft explains:
A number of additional fonts are available for Desktop and Server, including all other fonts from previous releases. However, not all of these are pre-installed by default in all images. In order to make disk usage and font choices more relevant to users according to the languages that they use, a number of fonts have been moved into optional, on-demand packages. These packages are designed around the different scripts that fonts are primarily intended to support, and most are installed automatically by Windows Update when the associated languages are enabled in language settings (for example, by enabling a keyboard). Any of these Feature On Demand (FOD) packages can also be installed manually via Settings. To add font packages manually, Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features.
If for some reason that does not work either, an older version of them is legally available gratis as part of the redistributable Microsoft Core Fonts for the Web. MS does sell workstation licenses for the most recent version of the font.
Is there a way to do this withpdflatex
? I don't thinkpdflatex
work withfontspec
.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
Btw, before I downloadedcomic.ttf
, the PDF was displayed as squares only. And when I was installing the file for the very first time, windows did not show any warning of replacing an existing font. So it must be a BUG for Windows 10.
– CasperYC
1 hour ago
If you’re using PDFLaTeX, you will need to regenerate Type 1 versions of the fonts according to the instructions in the package manual. Repeat them now that your bold font is installed.
– Davislor
1 hour ago
add a comment |
The comicsans
package does not include Type1 versions of the Comic Sans font, for legal reasons. You must have the TTF
files installed first and follow the instructions in the manual to generate the 8-bit Type1 fonts for PDFTeX. The problem here was that you did not repeat this process after installing the bold font.
You can try replacing the comicsans
package with fontspec
:
usepackage{fontspec}
defaultfontfeatures{ Scale = MatchUppercase, Ligatures = TeX }
setmainfont{Comic Sans MS}[Scale = 1.0]
If you also want to replace the math letters, you might load mathastext
afterwards, or
usepackage{unicode-math}
setmathfont{XITS Math}
setmathfont[range = up]{Comic Sans MS}
setmathfont[range = it]{Comic Sans MS Italic}
setmathfont[range = bfup]{Comic Sans MS Bold}
setmathfont[range = bfit]{Comic Sans MS Bold Italic}
According to Microsoft, Comic Sans MS is in fact included with Windows 10. As for why the font might not be installed, Microsoft explains:
A number of additional fonts are available for Desktop and Server, including all other fonts from previous releases. However, not all of these are pre-installed by default in all images. In order to make disk usage and font choices more relevant to users according to the languages that they use, a number of fonts have been moved into optional, on-demand packages. These packages are designed around the different scripts that fonts are primarily intended to support, and most are installed automatically by Windows Update when the associated languages are enabled in language settings (for example, by enabling a keyboard). Any of these Feature On Demand (FOD) packages can also be installed manually via Settings. To add font packages manually, Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features.
If for some reason that does not work either, an older version of them is legally available gratis as part of the redistributable Microsoft Core Fonts for the Web. MS does sell workstation licenses for the most recent version of the font.
Is there a way to do this withpdflatex
? I don't thinkpdflatex
work withfontspec
.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
Btw, before I downloadedcomic.ttf
, the PDF was displayed as squares only. And when I was installing the file for the very first time, windows did not show any warning of replacing an existing font. So it must be a BUG for Windows 10.
– CasperYC
1 hour ago
If you’re using PDFLaTeX, you will need to regenerate Type 1 versions of the fonts according to the instructions in the package manual. Repeat them now that your bold font is installed.
– Davislor
1 hour ago
add a comment |
The comicsans
package does not include Type1 versions of the Comic Sans font, for legal reasons. You must have the TTF
files installed first and follow the instructions in the manual to generate the 8-bit Type1 fonts for PDFTeX. The problem here was that you did not repeat this process after installing the bold font.
You can try replacing the comicsans
package with fontspec
:
usepackage{fontspec}
defaultfontfeatures{ Scale = MatchUppercase, Ligatures = TeX }
setmainfont{Comic Sans MS}[Scale = 1.0]
If you also want to replace the math letters, you might load mathastext
afterwards, or
usepackage{unicode-math}
setmathfont{XITS Math}
setmathfont[range = up]{Comic Sans MS}
setmathfont[range = it]{Comic Sans MS Italic}
setmathfont[range = bfup]{Comic Sans MS Bold}
setmathfont[range = bfit]{Comic Sans MS Bold Italic}
According to Microsoft, Comic Sans MS is in fact included with Windows 10. As for why the font might not be installed, Microsoft explains:
A number of additional fonts are available for Desktop and Server, including all other fonts from previous releases. However, not all of these are pre-installed by default in all images. In order to make disk usage and font choices more relevant to users according to the languages that they use, a number of fonts have been moved into optional, on-demand packages. These packages are designed around the different scripts that fonts are primarily intended to support, and most are installed automatically by Windows Update when the associated languages are enabled in language settings (for example, by enabling a keyboard). Any of these Feature On Demand (FOD) packages can also be installed manually via Settings. To add font packages manually, Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features.
If for some reason that does not work either, an older version of them is legally available gratis as part of the redistributable Microsoft Core Fonts for the Web. MS does sell workstation licenses for the most recent version of the font.
The comicsans
package does not include Type1 versions of the Comic Sans font, for legal reasons. You must have the TTF
files installed first and follow the instructions in the manual to generate the 8-bit Type1 fonts for PDFTeX. The problem here was that you did not repeat this process after installing the bold font.
You can try replacing the comicsans
package with fontspec
:
usepackage{fontspec}
defaultfontfeatures{ Scale = MatchUppercase, Ligatures = TeX }
setmainfont{Comic Sans MS}[Scale = 1.0]
If you also want to replace the math letters, you might load mathastext
afterwards, or
usepackage{unicode-math}
setmathfont{XITS Math}
setmathfont[range = up]{Comic Sans MS}
setmathfont[range = it]{Comic Sans MS Italic}
setmathfont[range = bfup]{Comic Sans MS Bold}
setmathfont[range = bfit]{Comic Sans MS Bold Italic}
According to Microsoft, Comic Sans MS is in fact included with Windows 10. As for why the font might not be installed, Microsoft explains:
A number of additional fonts are available for Desktop and Server, including all other fonts from previous releases. However, not all of these are pre-installed by default in all images. In order to make disk usage and font choices more relevant to users according to the languages that they use, a number of fonts have been moved into optional, on-demand packages. These packages are designed around the different scripts that fonts are primarily intended to support, and most are installed automatically by Windows Update when the associated languages are enabled in language settings (for example, by enabling a keyboard). Any of these Feature On Demand (FOD) packages can also be installed manually via Settings. To add font packages manually, Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features.
If for some reason that does not work either, an older version of them is legally available gratis as part of the redistributable Microsoft Core Fonts for the Web. MS does sell workstation licenses for the most recent version of the font.
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Is there a way to do this withpdflatex
? I don't thinkpdflatex
work withfontspec
.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
Btw, before I downloadedcomic.ttf
, the PDF was displayed as squares only. And when I was installing the file for the very first time, windows did not show any warning of replacing an existing font. So it must be a BUG for Windows 10.
– CasperYC
1 hour ago
If you’re using PDFLaTeX, you will need to regenerate Type 1 versions of the fonts according to the instructions in the package manual. Repeat them now that your bold font is installed.
– Davislor
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Is there a way to do this withpdflatex
? I don't thinkpdflatex
work withfontspec
.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago
Btw, before I downloadedcomic.ttf
, the PDF was displayed as squares only. And when I was installing the file for the very first time, windows did not show any warning of replacing an existing font. So it must be a BUG for Windows 10.
– CasperYC
1 hour ago
If you’re using PDFLaTeX, you will need to regenerate Type 1 versions of the fonts according to the instructions in the package manual. Repeat them now that your bold font is installed.
– Davislor
1 hour ago
Is there a way to do this with
pdflatex
? I don't think pdflatex
work with fontspec
.– CasperYC
2 hours ago
Is there a way to do this with
pdflatex
? I don't think pdflatex
work with fontspec
.– CasperYC
2 hours ago
Btw, before I downloaded
comic.ttf
, the PDF was displayed as squares only. And when I was installing the file for the very first time, windows did not show any warning of replacing an existing font. So it must be a BUG for Windows 10.– CasperYC
1 hour ago
Btw, before I downloaded
comic.ttf
, the PDF was displayed as squares only. And when I was installing the file for the very first time, windows did not show any warning of replacing an existing font. So it must be a BUG for Windows 10.– CasperYC
1 hour ago
If you’re using PDFLaTeX, you will need to regenerate Type 1 versions of the fonts according to the instructions in the package manual. Repeat them now that your bold font is installed.
– Davislor
1 hour ago
If you’re using PDFLaTeX, you will need to regenerate Type 1 versions of the fonts according to the instructions in the package manual. Repeat them now that your bold font is installed.
– Davislor
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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Did you also install Comic Sans Bold?
– Davislor
2 hours ago
@Davislor No, I did not. Honestly I did not expect such a problem (from MS). I don't see any point of removing a font and WHY? It's also not easy to find/download from the internet. I spend 10 minutes looking for it. What's the file name for the
Bold
font? Or do you know a place I can download them from? Thanks.– CasperYC
2 hours ago
The list of filenames is here. It should be included with Windows 10. Try loading it with
fontspec
.– Davislor
2 hours ago
On an OS other than Windows or OS X, or if for some reason they’re missing (check with
fc-list
), you can download an older version using MS Core Fonts for the Web.– Davislor
2 hours ago
@Davislor Weirdly, I don't think they are! It's not the first time I realised it. I had problems in both Win10 1083 and 1809 versions.
– CasperYC
2 hours ago