[APBeta] GUI font/face enhancement request

[Paul Rodman]

On Aug 3, 2009, at 5:01 PM, Gary A. Ferguson wrote:

> I have just now submitted the following enhancement request, but I  
> would be interested in what others think of it. Is it too fine  
> grained? Would it busy up the preferences dialog too much? (if such  
> a thing is possible.) It would be very helpful to me, with ongoing  
> failing eyesight, but would it be generally useful do you think?
>
> Presently, when you change the "GUI Interface Font" face and/or size  
> on the preferences, general tab, a sizable number of features of the  
> GUI are affected, including the face/size of the text in the Objects  
> list. It would be helpful to have a preference specifically for the  
> Objects list so that the object information could be made more  
> easily readable under dim light (and red filter) conditions without  
> affecting the rest of the interface.

The object list (like several other "major" lists) has a "Font..."  
item in the right-click menu for just this purpose (I believe it is  
also present in V1).

Paul R.

> Secondly, does anyone know what the “GUI Interface font”, “small”  
> font size is used for? I haven’t been able to find anything affected  
> by changes to it.

A good question. I need to check. I believe it was used more for V1. I  
have tried to standardise on one reasonably big font size for V2.
>

Paul R.

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