Error when trying to show Data Sources

[discGolfer]

Hi,

I am getting this really annoying message box when trying to open my Data Source view. This is the only view that I've run into problems with.

Go to Data -> Show Data Sources (or Shift+Alt+d) & I get this error:

"Operation Failed. Only True Type fonts are supported. This is not a True Type font."

I hope I don't have to go through my system fonts looking for the culprit...

 

[Vishal Rana]

This is a reported issue with VS2005 and accrording to Microsofte Connect it has been fixed, make sure that your VS2005 is updated:

https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=122156&wa=wsignin1.0

The bug is caused by a method used by different components of the designer DLL. This method attempts to get the system setting font and convert that to a managed font usable by Windows Forms. On system with MS San Serif, this causes the exception above.

As a workaround try making changes in the "Display Properties | Appearance | Advanced | Icon": Change the icon font to true type font such as Tahoma, Arial

And in "Tools | Options | Environment | Fonts and Colors Font" to Tahoma