Bigger font?

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JBR(Posted 2014) [#1]
Hi, using B3D on my laptop and the text is very small. I'm sure there was a way to make it larger but don't know?

Jim


JBR(Posted 2014) [#2]
Should have searched.

Left Ctrl & Mouse wheel


Kryzon(Posted 2014) [#3]
If one is concerned about the font used in graphics:
Graphics( 400, 300, 0, 2 )

;The default font is Courier, 12pt.

Print "This is the default Blitz3D font."

font = LoadFont( "Courier", 20 )
SetFont( font )

Print ""
Print "This is the Blitz3D font"
Print "with larger height."

;Freefont( font )

WaitKey()
End



_PJ_(Posted 2014) [#4]
Incidentally the font (and size) used for the default BlitzIDE is defined in the "Prefs" file (within Blitz installation / cfg directory I believe?)


JBR(Posted 2014) [#5]
Hi, had a look for it but it's not there. Tried to add one but it gets ignored. ????
Jim


Kryzon(Posted 2014) [#6]
It is Blitz3D\cfg\blitzide.prefs.

There's a certain key there with a "blitz 12" value:

font_editor	blitz 12

Change that value to "arial 16" or whatever.


JBR(Posted 2014) [#7]
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JBR(Posted 2014) [#8]
All I have is

Blitz - a font file
dgb_toolbar - bmp
ide_toolbar - bmp
toolbar - bmp

No blitzide.prefs

Jim


Kryzon(Posted 2014) [#9]
What version of Blitz3D are you using (as seen in Help -> About Blitz3D!) ?
Mine has "IDE V1.106." Perhaps you should download and install the "full installation." Go to the product updates page and download the full installation package for version 1.108, the latest.

In any case, here's my copy of blitzide.prefs:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oh387ikq2j12qqb/blitzide.prefs

The color scheme was modified to be the same as Blitz Basic (the old 2D version).


JBR(Posted 2014) [#10]
Hi, had version 1.108 but totally removed the Blitz3D folder and uninstall.

Downloaded the 1.108 FULL install.

There is no .prefs file in the cfg and when I add your file, Kryzon, it makes no difference.

Strange thing is that the new install knows where my old recent files are - so this info must be stored somewhere outside the B3D folder?

I'm using Windows 8.0

Puzzled
Jim


Floyd(Posted 2014) [#11]
It's probably a virtual store issue.

On Windows 7 64-bit, which is what I'm running, programs are normally not allowed to write to the "Program Files (x86)" directory, where my Blitz3D resides. So Windows just pretends to write there and silently redirects to the virtual store.

I have Blitz3D set to "Run as Administrator". Now it can and does put blitzide.prefs in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Blitz3D\cfg folder.

The prefs file still can't be edited in the usual way, such as with Notepad, because access will be denied. The solution is to run Notepad as Administrator.


JBR(Posted 2014) [#12]
Thanks, Floyd. Things are working better but not right.

When I set the 'font 12' it looks normal.
When I set to 'font 14' or greater it jumps to, what looks like, 24.

Also does the same 'jump' using Ctrl + Mouse Wheel.

Jim


Floyd(Posted 2014) [#13]
I think it depends on the font. Some sizes are not available.

Look around for a programmer's font that you like. I use Consolas. Proggy is also popular.

If you've never calibrated ClearType then do that too. Just enter cleartype in the Start menu and follow your nose.


_PJ_(Posted 2014) [#14]
Might I suggest using another IDE?

There are many excellent editors that have some great features and will really make such a difference as well as being ablke to change fonts much easier :)

Personally I recommend IDEal.


JBR(Posted 2014) [#15]
Thanks _PJ_ IDEal is nice.
Jim