Changing script editor font and size (Was: SOMETHING PRETTY BASSIC)

[Joe Lewis Wilkins]

Thanks guys. I use all of these features on my MacPro and 30" Monitor, but with a couple of broken fingers on my right hand, coupled with the poor vision, it is a real hassle. Reaching 80 in April, so I've got lots of other health issues as well. Were it not for my Mac, I'd have packed it in ages ago. (smile) I just enjoy bitching! One of my few vices!!!

Thanks for tolerating my occasional query.

Joe Wilkins 

On Nov 20, 2012, at 7:32 PM, Kay C Lan wrote:

> Although there is a Zoom feature in Universal Access, even when it's turned
> Off there is a Screen Zoom feature which can be used. Screen Zoom is
> available with any trackpad or if you have a Magic Mouse, Mighty Mouse or
> mouse with a scroll wheel. Press *Ctrl + Scroll UP (two finger if using a
> trackpad). It should be On by default but you can access it via the TackPad
> or Mouse Preference Pane. It's easy to get the LC Preference Pane to fill
> the screen and that is only at about 15% of the available magnification! If
> I go all the way I can magnify it so only two lines vertically and about 18
> characters horizontally FILL the screen. The trick is to place the cursor
> over what you want magnified, then when you magnify it will be right in the
> middle of your screen.
> 
> This obviously isn't a working solution, you can't work with the script
> editor this way, but for those occasional situations where you need to read
> the tiny print of a Preference Pane, Get Info window or Installer Dialog
> instruction, it works like a charm.
> 
> And one other use of Screen Zoom; for some reason, every now and then I get
> a DVD (typically old) that even after selecting Full Screen, displays the
> movie with a large border around it. Screen Zoom quickly fixes that.
> 
> HTH
> *It's the Ctrl key not the usual Cmd key.
> 
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 1:37 AM, Peter Haworth <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Joe,
>> Not sure what platform you are on but Macs have a Universal Access control
>> panel in the Settings that has various options to help in these
>> circumstances, not just with Livecode but with any program.  I'm sure
>> there's something equivalent on Windows too.
>> Pete
>> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Joe Lewis Wilkins <pepetoo at cox.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks Jan. I'll see (I hope) if I can find it. Is there a way to
>> increase
>>> the Font Size of the Preferences? That would make finding other things a
>>> lot easier. The Dictionary is also very tiny. (sigh!) That's my world.
>>> 
>>> Gracias a todos!
>>> 
>>> Jose
>>> 
>>> On Nov 20, 2012, at 8:26 AM, Jan Schenkel wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Joe,
>>>> 
>>>> You can definitely modify the script editor settings:
>>>> - Go to menu 'Edit' item 'Preferences' - then select 'Script editor' in
>>> the left-hand side list.
>>>> - In the right-hand side panel you should see option menus for the font
>>> and size.
>>>> 
>>>> On my Windows machine I picked Consolas size 12; I just tried switching
>>> it to size 18 and it worked like a charm.
>>>> 
>>>> HTH,
>>>> 
>>>> Jan Schenkel.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> =====
>>>> Quartam Reports & PDF Library for LiveCode
>>>> www.quartam.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> =====
>>>> "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same
>>> time."  (La Rochefoucauld)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Joe Lewis Wilkins <pepetoo at cox.net>
>>>> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
>>>> Cc:
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 4:50 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: SOMETHING PRETTY BASSIC
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Bernie, et al:
>>>> Yeah, I followed it at the time, but was never satisfied with the
>>> results. Again, it goes back to my poor vision. I have managed to resolve
>>> all my issues in a somewhat clumsy fashion that took me ages to
>> accomplish.
>>> Turns out it was a good thing, since I had left a script poorly coded at
>>> one time and it was going to work irrationally if at all when I tried
>> using
>>> some of its handlers. LC balked, fortunately. The errors are so small
>> that
>>> I didn't even notice them and I have yet to figure out how I can increase
>>> their font size. (sigh!) At the moment I'm being harrassed by a fly
>> that's
>>> driving me crazy.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks gang!
>>>> 
>>>> Joe Wilkins
>>>> 
>>>> 
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