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dharmacek
dharmacek
Screen appearance
Jun 23 2008, 9:48 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 23 2008, 9:48 AM EDT
The appearance of the Arev32 window was a disappointment to many users. The characters were deemed indistinct, even after adjustment for best appearance.

The default font used appears to be Courier New. This can be changed, see CTO configuration records and layout.

You can experiment with various monospaced fonts like:

Courier New, default, resizes XP
Fixedsys, does not resize XP
Lucida Console, best appearance XP
Consolas ugly from Microsoft
Vera Sans Mono worse than Lucida Console from Bitstream


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Bushwalker
Bushwalker
1. RE: Screen appearance
Jul 16 2008, 7:35 PM EDT | Post edited: Jul 16 2008, 7:35 PM EDT
"The appearance of the Arev32 window was a disappointment to many users. The characters were deemed indistinct, even after adjustment for best appearance.

The default font used appears to be Courier New. This can be changed, see CTO configuration records and layout.

You can experiment with various monospaced fonts like:

Courier New, default, resizes XP
Fixedsys, does not resize XP
Lucida Console, best appearance XP
Consolas ugly from Microsoft
Vera Sans Mono worse than Lucida Console from Bitstream


"
I have failed to change the font.
I have tried changing SYSENV CTO, reversed that and created MD CTO with "Lucida Console" in field <7>, altered it to "LUCIDA CONSOLE", deleted that and created CTO*BILLING (the account is BILLING and I log in as BILLING) and tried mixed case and upper case again, then tried Fixedsys.
So, I've tried it 6 different ways and it stubbornly refuses to look any prettier. I do have Lucida Console, according to OpenOffice.
BTW, it would have been useful it you could have pointed out that details of the CTO configuration record were linked to elsewhere on the page. I was wondering where the record was when I happened to notice the link. Do you find this valuable?    
dharmacek
dharmacek
2. RE: Screen appearance
Jul 16 2008, 8:12 PM EDT | Post edited: Jul 16 2008, 8:12 PM EDT
"I have failed to change the font.
I have tried changing SYSENV CTO, reversed that and created MD CTO with "Lucida Console" in field <7>, altered it to "LUCIDA CONSOLE", deleted that and created CTO*BILLING (the account is BILLING and I log in as BILLING) and tried mixed case and upper case again, then tried Fixedsys.
So, I've tried it 6 different ways and it stubbornly refuses to look any prettier. I do have Lucida Console, according to OpenOffice.
BTW, it would have been useful it you could have pointed out that details of the CTO configuration record were linked to elsewhere on the page. I was wondering where the record was when I happened to notice the link."
Sorry I didn't set up my advice to your satisfaction.

I was using a local engine and java.

I no longer remember how I switched from one font to the other, but it did change in appearance. I think I had to shut down OI, then start again. Do you find this valuable?    

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