topic Re: Mac <-> Windows font exchange problem in Documentation

Mac <-> Windows font exchange problem

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:42:30 GMT

I have been experiencing font exchange problems when opening files between Mac/Windows computers. I was able to solve this issue on my iMac using the XReadCfg.txt. Now I need to work remotely so I moved my license to my MacBook Pro. I installed the fonts and copied the XReadCfg.txt file from my iMac. Not working. Any clue what may be happening?

These are the lines I put on the XReadCfg.tx file, not sure what I did I tried several things until it worked.... ...but it does not on both.

FONTPAIR = "Arial Narrow", 238, "Geneva CE", 238 29
FONTPAIR = "Neutra Cond Medium", 238, "Neutraface Condensed Medium", 238 0
FONTPAIR = "Neutra Display Alt", 238, "Neutra Display Bold Alt", 238 0
FONTPAIR = "Neutra Display Thin Alt", 238, "Neutra Display Medium Alt", 238 0

This is how it is supposed to look:

This is how it looks:

Re: Mac <-> Windows font exchange problem

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 04:20:28 GMT

Something happened, ...this is how it's supposed to look:

Re: Mac <-> Windows font exchange problem

Daniel Kovacs — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:41:00 GMT

Hello,

Have managed to sort this one out? Do you still need help with this?

Regards,

Re: Mac <-> Windows font exchange problem

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 17:47:58 GMT

We had a similar issue and resolved it by only using shared font (ie Arial). Lame but for automated drawings we're accepting it.

Re: Mac <-> Windows font exchange problem

Daniel Kovacs — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:47:43 GMT

Hi,

Yeah, this font exchange table thing was always too complicated for me too. I usually simply use the exact same fonts on both platforms and it automatically finds it. I just pay attention to font encoding and such, like I said in this topic:
https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=65907&p=293951#p293951

Regards,

Re: Mac <-> Windows font exchange problem

Anonymous — Thu, 02 May 2019 03:54:34 GMT

I tried to use the same font but apparently there was a discrepancy in how windows names the font vs how Mac does, so the problem was still there. The config file did it, eventually. Not sure why it stoped working for a while but it is back to consistent now.

Thanks!
C.