On 1/3/2011 12:05 PM, Christian Ramsburg wrote: The window created by the [Zoom] button reports the "Current Font size". I have to visit the [Zoom] window usually twice, to get the number to settle on a steady value.
Ditto Tim Rosenlof > > -Christian > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 7:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Cant format font size > > Inta, > > You may find that you really have to make a big jump in the minimum size of > the font before you see any effect - I had to increase the size to 26px > before I saw any change. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Inta Warner > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 11:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Re: [LegacyUG] Cant format font size > > Thanks for the reply but yes I have tried both changing the minimum font > size within Legacy and also had the "Stretch fonts" ticked. Someone has > suggested using 2 monitors and using Legacy from the trouble free monitor. > The whole (perhaps naive) point of the exercise was to have a bigger screen > and hence larger and easier to read words. Hmmmm. > > Inta Warner > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Gray [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, 3 January 2011 12:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Re: [LegacyUG] Cant format font size > > Inta, > > What worked for me was to tick the 'Stretch Fonts when resizing' just above > the minimum/maximum font setting that Ron is referring to. My minimum is set > to 6 (the default I think) but I get much larger than that when I maximise > my screen. > > Paul > > On Jan 2, 2011, Ron Ferguson<[email protected]> wrote: > > Inta, > > You do not say whether or not you have tried to change the minimum font size > from within Legacy, Options>Customise>Fonts. Didn't that work either? > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Inta Warner > Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 10:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Cant format font size > > I recently changed to a 23 in monitor. I have had 64bit Windows7 for quite a > while and found no problem with changing to a font which was easily readable > for old eyes. The monitor was supposed to help! Instead I cannot get any of > the font sizes to change. Colours and font types are not a problem but the > size can't seem to be changed much. I finally managed to get something > vaguely readable but when the program was reopened next morning I was back > to something resembling a size 8 font. I read in the archives that Legacy > "doesn't like" custom settings for font size (set in Control Panel). I have > mine set to the medium font size. I haven't had problems with any other > programs yet. > A happy and healthy New Year to all > > > Inta Warner Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
