Archstyl font not displaying fractions, etc

[Anonymous]

Bought a new computer and installed archstyl.shx font on it.  When I open a drawing, the special keys don't show their assigned values: for example the "\" key doesn't display as "1/2" like it used to.  Any ideas?

[RobDraw]

Did you put it in the same folder as the rest of your .shx fonts?

[Anonymous]

Yes, same folder.  All of the letters and numbers appear correctly, but none of the fractions, or diameter symbol, or plate symbol appear as they did last week - on the previous computer.  They are just represented by the marks on the keys.

[steven-g]

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@Anonymous wrote:

the special keys don't show their assigned values: for example the "\" key doesn't display as "1/2" like it used to.  Any ideas?

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How did you 'assign' the keys before? Otherwise what you see on the keyboard is what you get. Or do you mean something else?

[RobDraw]

Maybe you need the .ttf version?

[pendean]

That very old 1986 custom SHX font have unique codes for fractions, are you using the correct ones? Doesn't appear to be so

[Anonymous]

Steven-

I've never had to assign the keys before - I guess that's where I need to start(?)

(In the past 21 years, I've had to get a new computer maybe 4 times.  I just installed the font, and everything would work fine - except this time.)

[Anonymous]

Rob-

I can't find a ttf version online - any locations that you know of?

[Anonymous]

This is a list of some of the key assignments that I've used since probably '95 with archstyl:

\ = 1/2

> = diameter

[ = 3/4

] = 7/8

| = 1/4

{ = 3/8

} = 5/8

_ = 1/8

[pendean]

Are you sure your font is loaded? Find out, there should be not yellow exclamation tag (or "missing" tab) on it in STYLE command.

Otherwise I suspect there is something else that needs to be in place/at play/turned on/button pressed perhaps for you to be able to do that with this SHX font. Sorry, I have it and testing in AutoCADLT 2018-19-20-21 your shortcuts do not give me those fractions.

[steven-g · Accepted solution]

It works here in LT 2021, the shx file is located at

C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD LT 2021\R27\enu\Support

Most work I get the fractions just fine, the one that doesn't work is > = diameter (I get PL property line?)

[Anonymous]

I put the font in that location, restarted the computer, and still not working.

(You are correct: ">" symbol is for PL, which stands for "plate". )

[Anonymous]

I removed the archstyl font, then found a new one online, re-installed it at the location Steven gave - now all works fine.

Thanks everyone for the help.