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Mapping fonts between platforms for field cast members

Director uses a file named Fontmap.txt to map fonts in fields between the Windows and Macintosh platforms. When you create a new movie, Director looks for Fontmap.txt in the same folder as the Director application.

The version of Fontmap.txt included with Director assigns fonts as shown in the following table. These settings provide the best equivalents of common system fonts on both platforms.

Windows font | Macintosh font
--- | ---
Arial | Helvetica
Courier | Courier
Courier New | Courier
MS Serif | New York
MS Sans Serif | Geneva
Symbol | Symbol
System | Chicago
Terminal | Monaco
Times New Roman | Times (Because Times New Roman is larger than Times, Fontmap.txt assigns a smaller point size.)

Fontmap.txt also determines the scaling of fonts and how special characters such as bullets and symbols are translated between platforms. Again, the default settings are correct for nearly all applications, but you can edit the settings if necessary.