[Newbies] changing fonts

[Mark Volkmann]

On Sep 28, 2008, at 10:08 PM, Rob Rothwell wrote:

> Sorry...you probably had it right with code font.  But the font wont  
> change until you close the Browser and open a new one...

Ah ... thanks!  Of the fonts installed by default, for me Accujen size  
12 looks the best.

> On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Rob Rothwell  
> <r.j.rothwell at gmail.com> wrote:
> After I load FreeType, I execute:
>
> 	font := LogicalFont familyName: 'Verdana' pointSize: 9 emphasis: 0.
> 	Preferences setListFontTo: font.
> 	Preferences setMenuFontTo: font.
> 	Preferences setCodeFontTo: font.
> 	Preferences setButtonFontTo: font.
> 	Preferences setSystemFontTo: font.
> 	font := LogicalFont familyName: 'Verdana' pointSize: 10 emphasis: 0.
> 	Preferences setWindowTitleFontTo: font.
>
> So I am guessing (I don't remember) it is the SystemFont.  ListFont  
> controls all the upper Browser panes, though...
>
> Rob
>
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Mark Volkmann <mark at ociweb.com>  
> wrote:
> On Sep 28, 2008, at 9:36 PM, Michael van der Gulik wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Mark Volkmann <mark at ociweb.com>  
>> wrote:
>> I'd like to try a different font, at least for the edit pane in the  
>> browser. When I select appearance...system fonts...default text  
>> font from the World menu, I see fonts from Accuat to  
>> ComicSansMS ... only 13 fonts. How do I get to fonts after  
>> ComicSansMS?
>>
>> Hi Mark.
>>
>> You need to install them first. Download a font from somewhere  
>> (e.g. a .ttf file), and select it in Squeak's "file list" tool. You  
>> can then install the font and start using it.
>
>
> Thanks! That worked.
>
> Under Appearances...System Fonts..., which menu item controls the  
> text in the browser edit pane? I thought it would "code font...",  
> but that didn't change it and neither did "default text font...".

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Mark Volkmann




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