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

Peter Haworth pete at lcsql.com
Tue Nov 20 12:37:35 EST 2012


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.
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > =====
> > "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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