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#WB2MenuFnt Size is Huge!

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#40198From: Christopher TolmieNov 10, 1991 6:04 PM
I'm hoping that someone else who is using ProPage2.1 can solve my latest problem. Tonight I installed WB2.04 and now when I load ProPage the menu font size is now huge! I can't seem to change it back. The drop menus are larger too, to accommodate the larger size font. I'm not too familiar with WB 2.04 yet, but is there something in the prefs that needs changing? Any help is most appreciated, especially since I'm about too yank the 2.0 ROM and go back to my trusty WB1.3. This is why I believe C= should have included the kickstart image file on disk. So people like myself who depend on their machine for a living can make sure things will work before committing to the ROM change! I'm sure once I get up to speed with 2.0 I'll not want to change back, but for now its still an experiment for me and I don't relish pulling the power supply and ROM each time I want to switch. Chris Tolmie Chris
#40233From: Charles BlaquiereNov 10, 1991 9:18 PM
Chris, have you tried the Font program in the Prefs drawer on the system partition? Bla! – via Whap!
#40240From: Christopher TolmieNov 10, 1991 10:16 PM
Charles, Yes, I have reset the fonts in it. I'm not sure if that fixed things or not, but I feel like a babe in the woods with WB2.04! After six years of using the CLI almost exclusively, I'm now relearning a lot of the WB. I only wish I had the opportunity many of the other forum members had by getting to use 2.xx over a year ago. Well, I learn quick, so it won't be too long before I catch up. Chris
#40267From: J.R. BOOKWALTERNov 11, 1991 10:12 AM
Chris, I too managed to scare up a 2.04 upgrade and LOVE it! The problem you are experiencing can be fixed thusly: Go into the "Fonts" program in the Prefs drawer. Look to see which font is being used as "Screen Text" and change it. I use the following combinations which seem to work well: "Screen Text" is Helvetica 12, "Workbench Icon Text" is Palatino 12 and "System Default Text" is trusty new Topaz 8 (which is really quite good). Sounds like you are opening ProPage on the Workbench screen, and that could be causing the problem. Opening on a custom screen will not use any other font except Topaz, should the program use it. Also, watch the new outline fonts: I tried Triumvirate 15 as my "Screen Text" font and found the font to display improperly in some requesters. J.R.
#40290From: Christopher TolmieNov 11, 1991 4:52 PM
J.R. I'll give that a try, I also think I may have put one of the monitor icons in a drawer and need to move it out. I thought it was for NTSB but now I think it was for NTSC. I'll have to check the PPage manual on opening PPage in a custom screen and see which way I'm opening it. TOO many options now! Its very easy to get things muddied up! Thanks, Chris