Windows Help System font problem

[NormJ]

Win98 SE Op.Sys.
While deleting fonts from a backup CD, I had my desktop
fonts change. I found that not only had the fonts been
deleted from the CD, but also from my windows fonts
folder. Quite a surprise!
I have reinstalled the missing fonts, and re-set various
font options via the Setting/Control
Panel/Display/Appearance tab options, but I have been
unable to change the font used in the left hand pane on
the Windows help program, (and all the programs that use
it). All entries in the LH pane now display using 12 pt
Symbol font, which is unreadable.
I have reinstalled both winhelp.exe and winhlp32.exe just
in case the font reference is hard coded into either of
them, but as this made no difference, I guess the font is
determined by a registry setting. I've searched the
registry and found numerous references to the Symbol font,
but can't determine which (if any) of these are actually
used by the help program.
Could some kind soul please tell me which key I need to
modify to get a readable font back?
As I've only recently found the help system was affected,
I don't want to use backups of the registry files.
Many thanks for any help given.
Norm

[Pete Lees]

Norm,

> ... I have been unable to change the font used in the left hand pane
> on the Windows help program, (and all the programs that use it). All
> entries in the LH pane now display using 12 pt Symbol font, which is
> unreadable.

The font that Microsoft uses in the left pane of its help files is MS
Sans Serif (sserife.fon). This font is used by default when no other
font is specified by the help author at design time.

> I have reinstalled both winhelp.exe and winhlp32.exe just in case
> the font reference is hard coded into either of them, but as this
> made no difference

Unfortunately this won't help, as these two executables are associated
with a different help format (.hlp) than the HTML Help format (.chm)
with which you're having problems. The executable associated with .chm
files is hh.exe.

--
Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)

[NormJ]

Thank you soooh much, Pete.
You have saved hair I can ill-afford to lose!!
I had missed reinstalling the "Sans" version of the serif
font.
My help files are back to normal now.
Again many thanks for your time.
Best wishes
Norm

>-----Original Message-----
>Norm,
>
>> ... I have been unable to change the font used in the
left hand pane
>> on the Windows help program, (and all the programs that
use it). All
>> entries in the LH pane now display using 12 pt Symbol
font, which is
>> unreadable.
>
>The font that Microsoft uses in the left pane of its help
files is MS
>Sans Serif (sserife.fon). This font is used by default
when no other
>font is specified by the help author at design time.
>
>> I have reinstalled both winhelp.exe and winhlp32.exe
just in case
>> the font reference is hard coded into either of them,
but as this
>> made no difference
>
>Unfortunately this won't help, as these two executables
are associated
>with a different help format (.hlp) than the HTML Help
format (.chm)
>with which you're having problems. The executable
associated with .chm
>files is hh.exe.
>
>--
>Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)
>.
>