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Posted: 30 Sep 2007 10:40
by Sakis
Did you try using Tahoma for both interface and dialogs?
I do like MS Sans Serif, but Tahoma looks better when ClearType is enabled.

Re: Font settings suggestions

Posted: 30 Sep 2007 13:30
by jacky
admin wrote:I changed the situation! Interface Font is now only used for the main window interface, so from now on these
- Configuration
- Customize Keyboard Shortcuts
- Customize Toolbar
- Tip of the day
use Dialog Font. They are dialogs, right!?

"Interface Font" should be renamed to make this clearer! What about "Main Window Font"?
I think I like those changes, and "Interface Font" better than "Main Window Font"....

Posted: 02 Oct 2007 12:52
by Sakis
Donald, thanks for the recent changes you made.

However there is still no way to configure font in "Preview" and "Raw View", besides font size selection.
Could you please consider adding font setting for those panels too? You know, I really hate courier! :)

Posted: 02 Oct 2007 13:04
by admin
Sakis wrote:Donald, thanks for the recent changes you made.

However there is still no way to configure font in "Preview" and "Raw View", besides font size selection.
Could you please consider adding font config for those panels too? You know, I really hate courier! :)
I did not do it because it must be a monospace font. Else the whole layout crashes. So I won't give you the freedom to choose to save your soul. :)

Posted: 02 Oct 2007 13:08
by Sakis
admin wrote:
Sakis wrote:I did not do it because it must be a monospace font. Else the whole layout crashes. So I won't give you the freedom to choose to save your soul. :)
Nevermind, after all is too late to save my soul... :)

Posted: 02 Oct 2007 15:59
by j_c_hallgren
admin wrote:I did not do it because it must be a monospace font. Else the whole layout crashes. So I won't give you the freedom to choose to save your soul. :)
Question: Is the existing font the only monospace font that is commonly available on user systems? If not, then allowing user to change it with an appropriate warning (in Help file, plus wiki) as to what will happen if wrong font picked should suffice. As I presume there isn't a way to limit the font choices on dialog to a selected handful?

Addendum: Besides, you can't protect the user from everything they could do to screw things up! :wink:

Posted: 02 Oct 2007 16:39
by TheQwerty
Sounds to me like it would be a perfect option for an INI Tweak. :P

Posted: 02 Oct 2007 18:07
by Dirhael
j_c_hallgren wrote:
admin wrote:I did not do it because it must be a monospace font. Else the whole layout crashes. So I won't give you the freedom to choose to save your soul. :)
Question: Is the existing font the only monospace font that is commonly available on user systems? If not, then allowing user to change it with an appropriate warning (in Help file, plus wiki) as to what will happen if wrong font picked should suffice. As I presume there isn't a way to limit the font choices on dialog to a selected handful?

Addendum: Besides, you can't protect the user from everything they could do to screw things up! :wink:
Actually, I've seem this in several text editors so it is possible to limit a users choice to installed monospace fonts only.

Posted: 03 Oct 2007 08:36
by admin
Dirhael wrote:Actually, I've seem this in several text editors so it is possible to limit a users choice to installed monospace fonts only.
Yes, indeed. I found the way (but will add later...).