Fonts Registry Settings for Simplified Chinese (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)
1/6/2010
The following registry keys must be set to enable Simsun fonts for Simplified Chinese.
The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GDI registry key enables font linking. The following table shows the named value for the GDI parameters.
Note
The default registry values vary depending on which Catalog items are included in your OS design. For more information, see Default Registry Settings.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
FontLinkMethods : REG_DWORD |
Indicates whether font linking is enabled. Set to 1 to enable font linking. |
The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GDI\GlyphCache registry key specifies the size limit for character glyphs. The following table shows the named value for the GlyphCache parameters.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
limit : REG_DWORD |
Indicates size of the cache for character glyphs. Set to 400. |
The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\FontLink\SystemLink registry key can be used to indicate whether the Simplified Chinese Simsun TrueType font is linked with a specified standard system font. The following table shows the named values for the SystemLink parameters.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
Arial : REG_SZ |
Set to "\\Windows\\simsun.ttc,NSimSun" |
Times New Roman : REG_SZ |
Set to "\\Windows\\simsun.ttc,NSimSun". |
Tahoma: REG_SZ |
Set to "\\Windows\\simsun.ttc,NSimSun". |
Courier New : REG_SZ |
Set to "\\Windows\\simsun.ttc,NSimSun". |
Symbol : REG_SZ |
Set to "\\Windows\\simsun.ttc,NSimSun". |
The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\FontLink\SystemLink registry key can also be used to indicate whether the Traditional Chinese Simsun Monotype Imaging AC3 compressed font is linked with a specified standard system font.
Note
Prior to Windows Embedded CE 6.0, the company Monotype Imaging was named Agfa Monotype, and the Monotype Imaging AC3 Font Compression technology was referred to as Agfa AC3 Font Compression.
The following table shows the named values for the SystemLink parameters.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
Arial : REG_SZ |
Set to "\\Windows\\simsun.ac3,NSimSun". |
Times New Roman : REG_SZ |
Set to "\\Windows\\simsun.ac3,NSimSun". |
Tahoma: REG_SZ |
Set to "\\Windows\\simsun.ac3,NSimSun". |
Courier New : REG_SZ |
Set to "\\Windows\\simsun.ac3,NSimSun". |
Symbol : REG_SZ |
Set to "\\Windows\\simsun.ac3,NSimSun". |
The following table shows the registry value for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\FontLink\SkipTable.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
Tahoma : REG_SZ |
Set to "005c,00a5,007e,0391-03c9,2026,2116,221a,25a0-25ff". |
See Also
Concepts
General Fonts Registry Settings
Fonts Registry Settings for Japanese
Fonts Registry Settings for Korean
Fonts Registry Settings for Traditional Chinese
System Fonts Registry Settings
Fonts Linking Registry Settings
Other Resources
Fonts Registry Settings for East Asian Languages
Monotype Imaging AC3 Font Compression OS Design Development