Various versions of the Microsoft Reader use different default system fonts. The default font sizing is automatically determined when the Reader opens. Reader selects the font so that the line lengths display as close to 66 characters per line as possible (33 characters per line for Pocket PC devices). The leading is automatically generated as a multiple of the font size, as shown in Auto-Leading Parameters.
For information about default heading leading, see Heading Leading.
Figure 4. Default System Fonts
System Fonts | Reader 1.0 (PPC) | Reader 1.5 (laptop) |
Serif | — | Berling Antiqua |
San-serif | Frutiger Linotype | Frutiger Linotype |
Monospace | Courier New | Lucida Sans Typewriter |
The system fonts are standardized for six different sizes, and you can select each of them using the Reader's Guidebook. The default font size for the text is set by the content author when the HTML is written; that font size for the entire book can be changed by the reader using the Quick Settings feature in Reader.
Reader selects the default size is during startup. The font it selects depends on the screen size and resolution; typically, this means it chooses the size (from "Fine" to "Extra Big" in Figure 5, System Font Sizes) that most closely matches a line length of 66 characters per line (33 characters per line for Pocket PC devices).
Figure 5. System Font Sizes
Frutiger Linotype | Fine | Standard | Standard+ | Big | Big+ | Extra Big |
xxSmall | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
xSmall | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 22 |
Small | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 23 |
Medium | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 26 |
Large | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 30 |
xLarge | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 32 |
xxLarge | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 36 |
H1 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 40 |
H2 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 38 |
H3 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 36 |
H4 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 34 |
H5 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 30 |
H6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 28 |
Running Head | 9pt Italic | 10pt Italic | 11pt Italic | 12pt Italic | 14pt Italic | 20pt Italic |
Page Number | 9pt Roman | 10pt Roman | 11pt Roman | 12pt Roman | 14pt Roman | 20pt Roman |
Berling Antiqua | Fine | Standard | Standard+ | Big | Big+ | Extra Big |
xxSmall | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
xSmall | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 26 |
Small | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 30 |
Medium | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 32 |
Large | 16 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 34 |
xLarge | 18 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 36 |
xxLarge | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 38 |
H1 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 48 |
H2 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 44 |
H3 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 40 |
H4 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 36 |
H5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 34 |
H6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 30 |
Running Head | 11pt Italic | 13pt Italic | 13pt Italic | 14pt Italic | 16pt Italic | 24pt Italic |
Page Number | 11pt Roman | 13pt Roman | 13pt Roman | 14pt Roman | 16pt Roman | 24pt Roman |
Lucida Sans Typewriter | Fine | Standard | Standard+ | Big | Big+ | Extra Big |
xxSmall | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
xSmall | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 22 |
Small | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 23 |
Medium | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 28 |
Large | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 32 |
xLarge | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 34 |
xxLarge | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 36 |
H1 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 36 |
H2 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 34 |
H3 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 32 |
H4 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 |
H5 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 26 |
H6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 24 |
Running Head | 8pt Italic | 10pt Italic | 10pt Italic | 12pt Italic | 14pt Italic | 20pt Italic |
Page Number | 8pt Roman | 10pt Roman | 10pt Roman | 12pt Roman | 14pt Roman | 20pt Roman |
The leading parameters vary by font, as shown. Notice that Berling Antiqua requires the least leading, and that unknown fonts require the same leading defaults as shown.
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