I see from http://doc.4d.com/4Dv16/4D/16.1/Automatic-style-sheets.300-3373396.en.html
"Automatic style sheets manage the font as well as its size and color" However, when I apply the "Automatic" style sheet I get a System Font 13 for fields and variables which is way too large for the form design I have. Does this mean I have to redesign all the forms? :-( On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 11:46 AM, Keisuke Miyako via 4D_Tech < [email protected]> wrote: > on the use of system font: > > the only correct (that is, intended) way to use the system font in 4D is > to use it indirectly with the automatic stylesheet feature. > > it is NOT recommended to use "system font" via the default stylesheet, or > any stylesheet, except the automatic stylesheet, or change an object's font > to "system font" using OBJECT SET FONT. all these features simply reference > the font by its name, but the system font is not just another font name, it > is more than that. > > from a technical point of view, it is resolved via the Theme API on Windows > https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ > bb773210(v=vs.85).aspx > and CoreText API on macOS. > https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coretext/ctfont?language=objc > > the system font is rendered according to context, that is, the control > (form object) type, its size (notably its height) the screen DPI on Windows > and even the language or languages that appear in the text. if you simply > apply the SF font like any other font, you won't get the full benefit of > the system font feature. > > it is a hidden font name, with a dot prefix. one way to use it (defying > the designer's intent) is to create an HTML with the CSS style (you can > find ways to do that on the internet), open it in a web browser, copy and > paste the text (with style) to an editor (iWorks, TextEdit, anything), and > then register that font in the system font panel as a favourite. once you > know its hidden name, you can use it in 4D as well. but it won't behave the > same way as the system font let alone the automatic stylesheet, you are > intentionally using a static subset of those dynamic features against the > designer's intent. > > > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** > -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "There must be ingenuity as well as intention, strategy as well as strength. " ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
