[v8i] MicroStation Word Processor takes a long time to load when trying to edit a .rsc font.

Is there a way to make the text in the word processor show up in a standard font (not .rsc) so that it doesn't have to convert the .rsc font to a temporary true type font every time you edit the text? This happens the first time you edit text in a MicroStation session, but it can take up to a minute to open the word processor, and users sometimes think that the program is hung up.

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  • Hello Chris,

    Could it be that your MicroStation temp folder (MS_TMP) is located on a network drive and as a result of that, it takes long before the .rsc is converted to a temp true type font and stored in the folder $(MS_TMP)GeneratedTTFonts\

    Are you cleaning up that temp folder after every MicroStation session?
    If not, the temp fonts will be available for the next session(s) as well.
    Could it be that you have limited access to that temp folder (not allowed to write in that folder) or that the files in that folder are corrupted somehow?

    To use and alternative font in the word processor, you can try setting the variable below:
    MS_WORD_PROCESSOR_DISPLAY_RSC_USING_DEFAULT_FONT = Arial
    This will display any active resource font in the word processor as if it is Arial.
    Note that the resulting text in your .dgn will still be in the .rsc format and hence may look quite different from what you see in the word processor.

    hth

    Regards,

    Henk
  • Henk, I read your post (which gave me hope) and have added the variable but this had no effect on the word processor problem. It still hangs up and still shows the same font that is on the screen. Also, the MS_TMP folder (according to the variable) for my computer has only 4 files in it and a Prefs folder. Is there any other place or a particular file name I could look for that would have the Generated TTFonts?

    Thank you

  • The only real solution is to steer away from font.rsc type fonts and start replacing them with TTF that come with windows...

    Find a font that looks best  and globally replace the old font in the dgns with the TTF equivalent  and train your users to abandon using none TTF.. with macro or vba and test styles dgn libs ....

    its the only way forward and you enjoy a lot quicker  loading as well as interoperational compatability with other programs and other users  as well as clinents etc outside your company and workspaces...

    Lorys

    Started msnt work 1990 - Retired  Nov 2022 ( oh boy am I old )

    But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE  update 16 (10.16.00.80) 

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  • Thanks again Lorys!
    Unfortunately I am using the D.O.T.s resource files and am relegated to using them. One other thing, we have never had an issue using the D.O.T.s files - did v8i change the way it works? I thought I had this same problem at another company and was able to rectify this problem.......I'm pretty sure :-\
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