Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-18 Thread Chris Jones
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 09:35:56PM EST, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:29:02 -0500, Chris Jones wrote: > > >> >> labelfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-140-*' > > [...] > > First of all, you need to know precisely what the above font name coding > > means. > [...] > >

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-16 Thread Rhodri James
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:06:35 -, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:42:06 +, Rhodri James wrote: On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:08:01 -, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:48:47 +, Cousin Stanley wrote: Steven D'Aprano wrote: I have a tkinter application

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-14 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:42:06 +, Rhodri James wrote: > On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:08:01 -, Steven D'Aprano > wrote: > >> On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:48:47 +, Cousin Stanley wrote: >> >>> Steven D'Aprano wrote: >>> I have a tkinter application under Python 2.6 which is shows text in a

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-13 Thread Rhodri James
On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:08:01 -, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:48:47 +, Cousin Stanley wrote: Steven D'Aprano wrote: I have a tkinter application under Python 2.6 which is shows text in a giant font, about twenty(?) times larger than expected. The fonts are set usi

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-11 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:29:02 -0500, Chris Jones wrote: >> >> labelfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-140-*' [...] > First of all, you need to know precisely what the above font name coding > means. [...] > http://www.archive.org/details/xwindowsytemosf03querarch Thanks for the link, th

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-11 Thread Arndt Roger Schneider
Steven D'Aprano schrieb: On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:48:47 +, Cousin Stanley wrote: Steven D'Aprano wrote: I have a tkinter application under Python 2.6 which is shows text in a giant font, about twenty(?) times larger than expected. The fonts are set using: titlefont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-B

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-11 Thread Stephen Hansen
On 2/10/11 7:15 PM, rantingrick wrote: > I am *seriously* ...blah You are a child. This is your second pointless response to this thread. Part of me wants to say, stop behaving like a 13 year old; only you're behaving worse then several 13 year olds I know. It would be an insult to their maturit

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-10 Thread Chris Jones
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 09:08:01PM EST, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:48:47 +, Cousin Stanley wrote: > > > Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > > >> I have a tkinter application under Python 2.6 which is shows text in a > >> giant font, about twenty(?) times larger than expected. > >>

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-10 Thread Westley Martínez
On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 03:13 +, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:35:09 -0800, Paul Rubin wrote: > > > Steven D'Aprano writes: > labelfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-140-*' > >> Nevertheless, I'd like to learn how to diagnose these sorts of font > >> issues. C

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-10 Thread rantingrick
On Feb 10, 8:08 pm, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:48:47 +, Cousin Stanley wrote: > >   Will the more simplistic type of tuple spec not work in your tkinter > >   application ? > > I don't know, but I'll give it a try. > > Nevertheless, I'd like to learn how to diagnose these

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-10 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:35:09 -0800, Paul Rubin wrote: > Steven D'Aprano writes: labelfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-140-*' >> Nevertheless, I'd like to learn how to diagnose these sorts of font >> issues. Can anyone suggest where I should start? > > Is the -140- a font size i

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-10 Thread Paul Rubin
Steven D'Aprano writes: >>> labelfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-140-*' >>> > Nevertheless, I'd like to learn how to diagnose these sorts of font > issues. Can anyone suggest where I should start? Is the -140- a font size in points (1 point = 1/72 inch) or something like that? Tr

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-10 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:48:47 +, Cousin Stanley wrote: > Steven D'Aprano wrote: > >> I have a tkinter application under Python 2.6 which is shows text in a >> giant font, about twenty(?) times larger than expected. >> >> The fonts are set using: >> >> titlefont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Norma

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-10 Thread Jason Swails
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:52 AM, rantingrick wrote: > > Oh, and about your problem. READ THE FREAKING MANUAL! > > Google Translation: i have no clue -- Jason M. Swails Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida Ph.D. Graduate Student 352-392-4032 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-10 Thread uahmed
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Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-10 Thread rantingrick
On Feb 10, 12:59 am, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > I have a tkinter application under Python 2.6 which is shows text in a > giant font, about twenty(?) times larger than expected. > > The fonts are set using: > > titlefont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-180-*' > buttonfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold

Re: Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-10 Thread Cousin Stanley
Steven D'Aprano wrote: > I have a tkinter application under Python 2.6 which is shows text > in a giant font, about twenty(?) times larger than expected. > > The fonts are set using: > > titlefont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-180-*' > buttonfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-140-*' >

Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

2011-02-09 Thread Steven D'Aprano
I have a tkinter application under Python 2.6 which is shows text in a giant font, about twenty(?) times larger than expected. The fonts are set using: titlefont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-180-*' buttonfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-140-*' labelfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-