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From: David Ching on 4 Sep 2006 12:32 "Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer(a)flounder.com> wrote in message news:l8jof2100rbrjnro5r5so2qegc86f8n2m8(a)4ax.com... > What I usually do is a GetFont of whatever dialog I'm in, then change the > face name and > create the new font. This means that my font follows the desired scaling > of the user, > which helps me keep the look-and-feel desired by the user. This is nonsense. Some fonts require a significantly bigger font size to be the same subjective height. -- David
From: Joseph M. Newcomer on 4 Sep 2006 23:15 Actually, it isn't all that nonsensical. Most fonts follow correctly. When I have some anomaly, of course, I'm free to do something like multiply by 1.2, but that is kind of obvious. But the real trick is, in such cases, let the user select the font and height. This way it truly is under control of the user. I don't feel a need to explain *every* subtlety. joe On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:32:46 GMT, "David Ching" <dc(a)remove-this.dcsoft.com> wrote: > >"Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer(a)flounder.com> wrote in message >news:l8jof2100rbrjnro5r5so2qegc86f8n2m8(a)4ax.com... >> What I usually do is a GetFont of whatever dialog I'm in, then change the >> face name and >> create the new font. This means that my font follows the desired scaling >> of the user, >> which helps me keep the look-and-feel desired by the user. > >This is nonsense. Some fonts require a significantly bigger font size to be >the same subjective height. > >-- David > Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP] email: newcomer(a)flounder.com Web: http://www.flounder.com MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm
From: David Ching on 5 Sep 2006 00:24 "Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer(a)flounder.com> wrote in message news:dmqpf2lona5drv82r7tlpgi9rncoic83ck(a)4ax.com... > Actually, it isn't all that nonsensical. Most fonts follow correctly. > When I have some > anomaly, of course, I'm free to do something like multiply by 1.2, but > that is kind of > obvious. But the real trick is, in such cases, let the user select the > font and height. > This way it truly is under control of the user. I don't feel a need to > explain *every* > subtlety. Then show the standard Select Font dialog and be done with it! -- David
From: Joseph M. Newcomer on 9 Sep 2006 18:30 Most apps I do have options to set fonts, but I have to make initial decisions by default. For example, Courier looks more compatible with Arial if the Courier is about 1.2 times the nominal height of Arial. I should really write an essay showing my font-selection classes; maybe I'll get around to writing it one of these days. It keeps the selections in the Registry so they are remembered from session to session. It also incorporates the ability to set text and background colors. joe On Tue, 05 Sep 2006 04:24:14 GMT, "David Ching" <dc(a)remove-this.dcsoft.com> wrote: > >"Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer(a)flounder.com> wrote in message >news:dmqpf2lona5drv82r7tlpgi9rncoic83ck(a)4ax.com... >> Actually, it isn't all that nonsensical. Most fonts follow correctly. >> When I have some >> anomaly, of course, I'm free to do something like multiply by 1.2, but >> that is kind of >> obvious. But the real trick is, in such cases, let the user select the >> font and height. >> This way it truly is under control of the user. I don't feel a need to >> explain *every* >> subtlety. > >Then show the standard Select Font dialog and be done with it! > >-- David > Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP] email: newcomer(a)flounder.com Web: http://www.flounder.com MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm
From: Arpit on 15 Sep 2006 01:58
Thanks a lot for all this info Joseph M. Newcomer wrote: > Most apps I do have options to set fonts, but I have to make initial decisions by default. > For example, Courier looks more compatible with Arial if the Courier is about 1.2 times > the nominal height of Arial. > > I should really write an essay showing my font-selection classes; maybe I'll get around to > writing it one of these days. It keeps the selections in the Registry so they are > remembered from session to session. It also incorporates the ability to set text and > background colors. > joe > > On Tue, 05 Sep 2006 04:24:14 GMT, "David Ching" <dc(a)remove-this.dcsoft.com> wrote: > > > > >"Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer(a)flounder.com> wrote in message > >news:dmqpf2lona5drv82r7tlpgi9rncoic83ck(a)4ax.com... > >> Actually, it isn't all that nonsensical. Most fonts follow correctly. > >> When I have some > >> anomaly, of course, I'm free to do something like multiply by 1.2, but > >> that is kind of > >> obvious. But the real trick is, in such cases, let the user select the > >> font and height. > >> This way it truly is under control of the user. I don't feel a need to > >> explain *every* > >> subtlety. > > > >Then show the standard Select Font dialog and be done with it! > > > >-- David > > > Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP] > email: newcomer(a)flounder.com > Web: http://www.flounder.com > MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm |