Font Menu

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In a message dated 7/7/06 11:26:34 AM, Chris Carroll-Davis 
<asgg35 at dsl.pipex.com> writes:
>On 7 Jul 2006, at 13:27, Chris Carroll-Davis wrote:

>> Is there a simple way of implementing a font/size menu?
>>
>> I'm *sure* this must have been asked before, but I can't find any  
>> references to it.  I was hoping that it might be able to create it  
>> automatically like the File, Edit and Help options in the Menu  
>> Builder.  (I can dream can't I?)
>Erhm.
>
>Ignore this.  (*embarrassed cough*)
>
>Realised it is only 3 lines of code.  :-)
   The minimal implementation may well take only three lines of code... but 
what if you want to get fancy about things? For instance, the 3-liner will give 
you a menu in which SpiffyFont takes up three lines in the menu (i.e., 
SpiffyFont Light, SpiffyFont Regular, and SpiffyFont Bold). Wouldn't it be nice if 
every font was just a single line in the font menu, and you had a submenu for 
every font that's got style-variants? Another possible complication that could 
make life harder for *you*, and easier for *users*: Put recently-used fonts on 
top of the menu, in addition being to their usual place.