Need to have larger fonts in dialog boxes and for menu items on the Solaris platform
Hi, Sharon: On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Sharon Veach wrote: > Hi: > > Second try, more platform information. > I am running Frame on a Solaris system on a GNOME desktop. ?The GNOME > desktop preferences fonts do not affect the font of anything in Frame - > not the menus, > not the default text size in the window, not the size of the initial > Frame menu box. > > How can I increase the font size of menu items and dialog box fonts from > within Frame? > > I can increase the font size where I type, but I am having difficulty > seeing > the fonts in dialog boxes. The File Open dialog box is particularly > tricky, since > it is the first one that comes up, and its font size is minute. > > In EPIC, you can pass the fonts to the application by running the > following command > in a shell: > > epic -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 > > When I try that with Frame, the format of the font is not recognized: > > maker -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 > > Frame returns the message: > **Warning: Cannot convert string > "encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:16" to type FontStruct ** > > So, what is the magic format where a font encoding is readable by Frame, > and then Frame can turn it > into a FontStruct that Frame recognizes? > > Thanx for any pointers, > Sharon > ___ Look for the PDF or .fm document "Customizing Frame Products" in the onlinemanuals directory in your FM installation tree. It may be in the fminit directory. I believe that Unix FM is the only FM version that permits customizing the fonts in dialog boxes. I may be wrong on this - it may only customize fonts in catalog titles, like Character Format catalog and Paragraph Format catalog, and menu titles and options. Many unix FM properties are configurable via x-resources. I seem to recall that an x-resource can set fonts. Another approach is to lower your screen resolution to show less real estate at a larger size. HTH Regards, Peter __ Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices
Re: Need to have larger fonts in dialog boxes and for menu items on the Solaris platform
Thanx a bunch - I'll find an X resources person here and locate the online manuals. And I hadn't thought of lowering the screen resolution. Will try some stuff, Sharon Peter Gold wrote: > Hi, Sharon: > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Sharon Veach wrote: > >> Hi: >> >> Second try, more platform information. >> I am running Frame on a Solaris system on a GNOME desktop. The GNOME >> desktop preferences fonts do not affect the font of anything in Frame - >> not the menus, >> not the default text size in the window, not the size of the initial >> Frame menu box. >> >> How can I increase the font size of menu items and dialog box fonts from >> within Frame? >> >> I can increase the font size where I type, but I am having difficulty >> seeing >> the fonts in dialog boxes. The File Open dialog box is particularly >> tricky, since >> it is the first one that comes up, and its font size is minute. >> >> In EPIC, you can pass the fonts to the application by running the >> following command >> in a shell: >> >> epic -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 >> >> When I try that with Frame, the format of the font is not recognized: >> >> maker -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 >> >> Frame returns the message: >> **Warning: Cannot convert string >> "encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:16" to type FontStruct ** >> >> So, what is the magic format where a font encoding is readable by Frame, >> and then Frame can turn it >> into a FontStruct that Frame recognizes? >> >> Thanx for any pointers, >> Sharon >> ___ >> > > Look for the PDF or .fm document "Customizing Frame Products" in the > onlinemanuals directory in your FM installation tree. It may be in the > fminit directory. I believe that Unix FM is the only FM version that > permits customizing the fonts in dialog boxes. I may be wrong on this > - it may only customize fonts in catalog titles, like Character Format > catalog and Paragraph Format catalog, and menu titles and options. > > Many unix FM properties are configurable via x-resources. I seem to > recall that an x-resource can set fonts. > > Another approach is to lower your screen resolution to show less real > estate at a larger size. > > HTH > > Regards, > > Peter > __ > Peter Gold > KnowHow ProServices > ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Need to have larger fonts in dialog boxes and for menu items on the Solaris platform
Thanx a bunch - I'll find an X resources person here and locate the online manuals. And I hadn't thought of lowering the screen resolution. Will try some stuff, Sharon Peter Gold wrote: > Hi, Sharon: > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Sharon Veach wrote: > >> Hi: >> >> Second try, more platform information. >> I am running Frame on a Solaris system on a GNOME desktop. The GNOME >> desktop preferences fonts do not affect the font of anything in Frame - >> not the menus, >> not the default text size in the window, not the size of the initial >> Frame menu box. >> >> How can I increase the font size of menu items and dialog box fonts from >> within Frame? >> >> I can increase the font size where I type, but I am having difficulty >> seeing >> the fonts in dialog boxes. The File Open dialog box is particularly >> tricky, since >> it is the first one that comes up, and its font size is minute. >> >> In EPIC, you can pass the fonts to the application by running the >> following command >> in a shell: >> >> epic -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 >> >> When I try that with Frame, the format of the font is not recognized: >> >> maker -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 >> >> Frame returns the message: >> **Warning: Cannot convert string >> "encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:16" to type FontStruct ** >> >> So, what is the magic format where a font encoding is readable by Frame, >> and then Frame can turn it >> into a FontStruct that Frame recognizes? >> >> Thanx for any pointers, >> Sharon >> ___ >> > > Look for the PDF or .fm document "Customizing Frame Products" in the > onlinemanuals directory in your FM installation tree. It may be in the > fminit directory. I believe that Unix FM is the only FM version that > permits customizing the fonts in dialog boxes. I may be wrong on this > - it may only customize fonts in catalog titles, like Character Format > catalog and Paragraph Format catalog, and menu titles and options. > > Many unix FM properties are configurable via x-resources. I seem to > recall that an x-resource can set fonts. > > Another approach is to lower your screen resolution to show less real > estate at a larger size. > > HTH > > Regards, > > Peter > __ > Peter Gold > KnowHow ProServices >
Re: Need to have larger fonts in dialog boxes and for menu items on the Solaris platform
Hi, Sharon: On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Sharon Veach wrote: > Hi: > > Second try, more platform information. > I am running Frame on a Solaris system on a GNOME desktop. The GNOME > desktop preferences fonts do not affect the font of anything in Frame - > not the menus, > not the default text size in the window, not the size of the initial > Frame menu box. > > How can I increase the font size of menu items and dialog box fonts from > within Frame? > > I can increase the font size where I type, but I am having difficulty > seeing > the fonts in dialog boxes. The File Open dialog box is particularly > tricky, since > it is the first one that comes up, and its font size is minute. > > In EPIC, you can pass the fonts to the application by running the > following command > in a shell: > > epic -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 > > When I try that with Frame, the format of the font is not recognized: > > maker -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 > > Frame returns the message: > **Warning: Cannot convert string > "encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:16" to type FontStruct ** > > So, what is the magic format where a font encoding is readable by Frame, > and then Frame can turn it > into a FontStruct that Frame recognizes? > > Thanx for any pointers, > Sharon > ___ Look for the PDF or .fm document "Customizing Frame Products" in the onlinemanuals directory in your FM installation tree. It may be in the fminit directory. I believe that Unix FM is the only FM version that permits customizing the fonts in dialog boxes. I may be wrong on this - it may only customize fonts in catalog titles, like Character Format catalog and Paragraph Format catalog, and menu titles and options. Many unix FM properties are configurable via x-resources. I seem to recall that an x-resource can set fonts. Another approach is to lower your screen resolution to show less real estate at a larger size. HTH Regards, Peter __ Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Need to have larger fonts in dialog boxes and for menu items on the Solaris platform
Hi: Second try, more platform information. I am running Frame on a Solaris system on a GNOME desktop. The GNOME desktop preferences fonts do not affect the font of anything in Frame - not the menus, not the default text size in the window, not the size of the initial Frame menu box. How can I increase the font size of menu items and dialog box fonts from within Frame? I can increase the font size where I type, but I am having difficulty seeing the fonts in dialog boxes. The File Open dialog box is particularly tricky, since it is the first one that comes up, and its font size is minute. In EPIC, you can pass the fonts to the application by running the following command in a shell: epic -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 When I try that with Frame, the format of the font is not recognized: maker -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 Frame returns the message: **Warning: Cannot convert string "encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:16" to type FontStruct ** So, what is the magic format where a font encoding is readable by Frame, and then Frame can turn it into a FontStruct that Frame recognizes? Thanx for any pointers, Sharon ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Need to have larger fonts in dialog boxes and for menu items on the Solaris platform
Hi: Second try, more platform information. I am running Frame on a Solaris system on a GNOME desktop. The GNOME desktop preferences fonts do not affect the font of anything in Frame - not the menus, not the default text size in the window, not the size of the initial Frame menu box. How can I increase the font size of menu items and dialog box fonts from within Frame? I can increase the font size where I type, but I am having difficulty seeing the fonts in dialog boxes. The File Open dialog box is particularly tricky, since it is the first one that comes up, and its font size is minute. In EPIC, you can pass the fonts to the application by running the following command in a shell: epic -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 When I try that with Frame, the format of the font is not recognized: maker -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 Frame returns the message: **Warning: Cannot convert string "encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:16" to type FontStruct ** So, what is the magic format where a font encoding is readable by Frame, and then Frame can turn it into a FontStruct that Frame recognizes? Thanx for any pointers, Sharon
Need to have larger fonts in dialog boxes and for menu items
Hi: How can I increase the font size of menu items and dialog box fonts? I can increase the font size where I type, but I am having difficulty seeing the fonts in dialog boxes. The File Open dialog box is particularly tricky, since it is the first one that comes up, and its font size is minute. In EPIC, you can use the following invocation: epic -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 When I try that by running: maker -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 Frame returns the message: Warning: Cannot convert string "encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:16" to type FontStruct So, what is the magic format where a font encoding is readable by Frame, and then Frame can turn it into a FontStruct that Frame recognizes? Thanx for any pointers, Sharon ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Need to have larger fonts in dialog boxes and for menu items
Hi: How can I increase the font size of menu items and dialog box fonts? I can increase the font size where I type, but I am having difficulty seeing the fonts in dialog boxes. The File Open dialog box is particularly tricky, since it is the first one that comes up, and its font size is minute. In EPIC, you can use the following invocation: epic -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 When I try that by running: maker -font encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:14 Frame returns the message: Warning: Cannot convert string "encoding:iso88591-family:helvetica-size:16" to type FontStruct So, what is the magic format where a font encoding is readable by Frame, and then Frame can turn it into a FontStruct that Frame recognizes? Thanx for any pointers, Sharon
