Does this also explain the problem I have with retina displays? On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 12:57 PM, Sujit Shah <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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/bb7 >> 73210(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. " > > -- 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] **********************************************************************
