* A font size patch for large screens.
@ 1999-08-11 2:18 Moses DeJong
1999-08-11 10:36 ` James Ingham
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Moses DeJong @ 1999-08-11 2:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: insight
Hi all.
I just downloaded and debugged my first program with insight. It looks
great, but the default font is much too small on my 1280x1000 laptop screen.
I have included a patch that adjusts the default font size based on the
height of the screen and adjust the range of the font size select widget.
Mo DeJong
dejong@cs.umn.edu
1999-08-11 Mo DeJong <dejong@cs.umn.edu>
* gdb/gdbtcl2/globalpref.itb
libgui/library/looknfeel.tcl : Use the screen height to determine
the default font size. Adjust font selection widget range as well.
--- insight-19990809/gdb/gdbtcl2/globalpref.itb Sat Jul 17 00:32:46 1999
+++ ../insight-19990809/gdb/gdbtcl2/globalpref.itb Wed Aug 11 03:13:14 1999@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
$frame.icons.cb configure -width $width
- # searching for fixed font families take a long time
+ # searching for fixed font families can take a long time
# therefore, we cache the font names. The font cache
# can be saved in the init file. A way should be provided
# to rescan the font list, without deleting the entry from the
@@ -242,7 +242,10 @@
$f.${name}n list insert end $a
}
- tixControl $f.${name}s -label Size: -integer true -max 18 -min 6 \
+ set fontmin [expr {$Original($name,size) * 2 / 3}]
+ set fontmax [expr {$Original($name,size) * 2}]
+
+ tixControl $f.${name}s -label Size: -integer true -max $fontmax -min $fontmin \
-value $Original(${name},size) -command [code $this font_changed size $name]
[$f.${name}s subwidget entry] configure -width 2
label $f.${name}l -text ABCDEFabcdef0123456789 -font test-$name-font
--- insight-19990809/libgui/library/looknfeel.tcl Sat Mar 28 04:08:47 1998+++ ../insight-19990809/libgui/library/looknfeel.tcl Wed Aug 11 03:00:45 1999@@ -34,12 +34,21 @@
eval define_font global/italic [array get actual]
define_font global/menu -family windows-menu
} else {
- define_font global/default -family courier -size 9
- define_font global/bold -family courier -size 9 -weight bold
- define_font global/fixed -family courier -size 9
- define_font global/status -family courier -size 9
- define_font global/italic -family courier -size 9 -slant italic
- define_font global/menu -family courier -size 9
+ set def_size 9
+ set screenheight [winfo screenheight .]
+ # if running on a really big display, increase the default font size
+ if {$screenheight > 1200} {
+ set def_size 20
+ } elseif {$screenheight > 1000} {
+ set def_size 16
+ }
+
+ define_font global/default -family courier -size $def_size
+ define_font global/bold -family courier -size $def_size -weight bold
+ define_font global/fixed -family courier -size $def_size
+ define_font global/status -family courier -size $def_size
+ define_font global/italic -family courier -size $def_size -slant italic
+ define_font global/menu -family courier -size $def_size
}
# Make sure this font is actually used by default.
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* A font size patch for large screens.
1999-08-11 2:18 A font size patch for large screens Moses DeJong
@ 1999-08-11 10:36 ` James Ingham
1999-08-11 11:27 ` Moses DeJong
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: James Ingham @ 1999-08-11 10:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Moses DeJong; +Cc: insight
Moses,
Ooh... You have a nice laptop! Mine can only do 1024x768 (though it
is a PowerBook, so it's ravishingly beautiful...)
Thanks for the patch. The idea is great, but I don't think the
algorithm is quite right, however. I think the laptop case is an
extreme example of many pixels + small physical size. I have a Sun
display at 1280x1024, and 16 is way too big a font for the default.
14 is okay, though a bit on the biggish side, 11 is really pretty
good, though 9 is definately too small.
We should be able to play around with some heuristics involving both
"winfo screenwidth" and "winfo screenmmwidth" to get a better choice.
What do you think?
Jim
> Hi all.
>
> I just downloaded and debugged my first program with insight. It looks
> great, but the default font is much too small on my 1280x1000 laptop screen.
> I have included a patch that adjusts the default font size based on the
> height of the screen and adjust the range of the font size select widget.
>
>
> Mo DeJong
> dejong@cs.umn.edu
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 1999-08-11 Mo DeJong <dejong@cs.umn.edu>
>
> * gdb/gdbtcl2/globalpref.itb
> libgui/library/looknfeel.tcl : Use the screen height to determine
> the default font size. Adjust font selection widget range as well.
>
>
>
> --- insight-19990809/gdb/gdbtcl2/globalpref.itb Sat Jul 17 00:32:46 1999
> +++ ../insight-19990809/gdb/gdbtcl2/globalpref.itb Wed Aug 11 03:13:14 1999@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
> $frame.icons.cb configure -width $width
>
>
> - # searching for fixed font families take a long time
> + # searching for fixed font families can take a long time
> # therefore, we cache the font names. The font cache
> # can be saved in the init file. A way should be provided
> # to rescan the font list, without deleting the entry from the
> @@ -242,7 +242,10 @@
> $f.${name}n list insert end $a
> }
>
> - tixControl $f.${name}s -label Size: -integer true -max 18 -min 6 \
> + set fontmin [expr {$Original($name,size) * 2 / 3}]
> + set fontmax [expr {$Original($name,size) * 2}]
> +
> + tixControl $f.${name}s -label Size: -integer true -max $fontmax -min $fontmin \
> -value $Original(${name},size) -command [code $this font_changed size $name]
> [$f.${name}s subwidget entry] configure -width 2
> label $f.${name}l -text ABCDEFabcdef0123456789 -font test-$name-font
> --- insight-19990809/libgui/library/looknfeel.tcl Sat Mar 28 04:08:47 1998+++ ../insight-19990809/libgui/library/looknfeel.tcl Wed Aug 11 03:00:45 1999@@ -34,12 +34,21 @@
> eval define_font global/italic [array get actual]
> define_font global/menu -family windows-menu
> } else {
> - define_font global/default -family courier -size 9
> - define_font global/bold -family courier -size 9 -weight bold
> - define_font global/fixed -family courier -size 9
> - define_font global/status -family courier -size 9
> - define_font global/italic -family courier -size 9 -slant italic
> - define_font global/menu -family courier -size 9
> + set def_size 9
> + set screenheight [winfo screenheight .]
> + # if running on a really big display, increase the default font size
> + if {$screenheight > 1200} {
> + set def_size 20
> + } elseif {$screenheight > 1000} {
> + set def_size 16
> + }
> +
> + define_font global/default -family courier -size $def_size
> + define_font global/bold -family courier -size $def_size -weight bold
> + define_font global/fixed -family courier -size $def_size
> + define_font global/status -family courier -size $def_size
> + define_font global/italic -family courier -size $def_size -slant italic
> + define_font global/menu -family courier -size $def_size
> }
>
> # Make sure this font is actually used by default.
>
>
>
>
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* Re: A font size patch for large screens.
1999-08-11 10:36 ` James Ingham
@ 1999-08-11 11:27 ` Moses DeJong
1999-08-11 11:55 ` James Ingham
1999-08-11 11:56 ` James Ingham
0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Moses DeJong @ 1999-08-11 11:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: James Ingham; +Cc: insight
On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, James Ingham wrote:
> Moses,
A buddy of mine has a PowerBook, those are sweet machines. Only problem
is they get to hot for my lap (yee-ouch).
> Ooh... You have a nice laptop! Mine can only do 1024x768 (though it
> is a PowerBook, so it's ravishingly beautiful...)
Yeah, font sizes are always a pain. A size of 16 looks great on my
Linux box but is it flat out wrong on other systems. As long as
the default is "close", thats all I care about. The current default
of 9 is unreadable on my system.
> Thanks for the patch. The idea is great, but I don't think the
> algorithm is quite right, however. I think the laptop case is an
> extreme example of many pixels + small physical size. I have a Sun
> display at 1280x1024, and 16 is way too big a font for the default.
> 14 is okay, though a bit on the biggish side, 11 is really pretty
> good, though 9 is definately too small.
Change away. I would love to test out any new algo.
later
mo
> We should be able to play around with some heuristics involving both
> "winfo screenwidth" and "winfo screenmmwidth" to get a better choice.
> What do you think?
>
> Jim
>
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I just downloaded and debugged my first program with insight. It looks
> > great, but the default font is much too small on my 1280x1000 laptop screen.
> > I have included a patch that adjusts the default font size based on the
> > height of the screen and adjust the range of the font size select widget.
> >
> >
> > Mo DeJong
> > dejong@cs.umn.edu
> >
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: A font size patch for large screens.
1999-08-11 11:27 ` Moses DeJong
@ 1999-08-11 11:55 ` James Ingham
1999-08-11 11:56 ` James Ingham
1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: James Ingham @ 1999-08-11 11:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Moses DeJong; +Cc: James Ingham, insight
Moses,
>
> A buddy of mine has a PowerBook, those are sweet machines. Only problem
> is they get to hot for my lap (yee-ouch).
Yeah, this was true for a while. They did something slick in the OS
going from 8.5 to 8.6 to reduce power consumption and temperature.
The PowerBook running MacOS 8.6 is pretty comfortable, though it was a
bit toasty under 8.5. If you are running LinuxPPC, you had better
just put it on a table...
The newer Bronze ones are supposedly lots cooler.
>
> Yeah, font sizes are always a pain. A size of 16 looks great on my
> Linux box but is it flat out wrong on other systems. As long as
> the default is "close", thats all I care about. The current default
> of 9 is unreadable on my system.
>
> > Thanks for the patch. The idea is great, but I don't think the
> > algorithm is quite right, however. I think the laptop case is an
> > extreme example of many pixels + small physical size. I have a Sun
> > display at 1280x1024, and 16 is way too big a font for the default.
> > 14 is okay, though a bit on the biggish side, 11 is really pretty
> > good, though 9 is definately too small.
>
> Change away. I would love to test out any new algo.
>
Okay, I'll fool around with this when I get half a mo', I am pretty
busy right now.
Jim
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: A font size patch for large screens.
1999-08-11 11:27 ` Moses DeJong
1999-08-11 11:55 ` James Ingham
@ 1999-08-11 11:56 ` James Ingham
1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: James Ingham @ 1999-08-11 11:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Moses DeJong; +Cc: James Ingham, insight
Moses,
>
> A buddy of mine has a PowerBook, those are sweet machines. Only problem
> is they get to hot for my lap (yee-ouch).
Yeah, this was true for a while. They did something slick in the OS
going from 8.5 to 8.6 to reduce power consumption and temperature.
The PowerBook running MacOS 8.6 is pretty comfortable, though it was a
bit toasty under 8.5. Got about 30 minutes longer on the battery too
- go figure... Of course, if you are running LinuxPPC, you had better
just put it on a table...
The newer Bronze ones are supposedly lots cooler.
>
> Yeah, font sizes are always a pain. A size of 16 looks great on my
> Linux box but is it flat out wrong on other systems. As long as
> the default is "close", thats all I care about. The current default
> of 9 is unreadable on my system.
>
> > Thanks for the patch. The idea is great, but I don't think the
> > algorithm is quite right, however. I think the laptop case is an
> > extreme example of many pixels + small physical size. I have a Sun
> > display at 1280x1024, and 16 is way too big a font for the default.
> > 14 is okay, though a bit on the biggish side, 11 is really pretty
> > good, though 9 is definately too small.
>
> Change away. I would love to test out any new algo.
>
Okay, I'll fool around with this when I get half a mo', I am pretty
busy right now.
Jim
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Cygnus Solutions Inc.
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