On Jan 13, 2009, at 8:52 PM, Scott Haneda wrote:

> If you use a larger point size, the line numbers have to have a lot of
> space between them.  If the line numbers were the same as your editor,
> they would adjust in size.

Again, that's a matter of personal preference. And it's actually one  
of the many things I didn't like about TextMate. I see line numbers as  
part of the UI chrome, not user content. So it seems logical that they  
should use the system font like the rest of the UI chrome. TextMate,  
on the other hand, treats line numbers almost as part of the content,  
going so far as to even scroll them with the content area when you  
scroll horizontally. That just seems wrong to me.

If there's going to be user control over this, one should at least be  
able to adjust the line number typeface separately from the content  
typeface.

> As it is now, those line numbers are not point size adjustable, as
> screen resolutions increase, this will become an issue.

Yes, and so will all the other UI chrome in BBEdit, along with the UI  
chrome in the vast majority of other apps in OS X, including Apple's!  
Have you seen the tiny, anti-aliased text Apple uses in its pro app?

But the industry is not going to switch to super hi-res displays over  
night. As the industry gradually changes, and Mac OS X completes its  
transition to resolution-independence, BBEdit and every other app on  
the system will adjust. I'm sure Bare Bones (and many other  
developers) have already given this at least some thought. But at this  
point, it's not something to worry about.

-Dennis

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