Change default B3D font
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| Dear all, How do i change the default B3D IDE font? I think it has has something to do with a congif file, but my CFG folder doesn't have a prefs file of any sort. I want to use Consolas Ta in ad. |
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| You should have a file called: blitzide.prefs You surely must have this? If not, open up notepad, copy and paste the following, and save it as "blitzide.prefs". Make sure the actual file extension changes. prg_debug 1 prg_lastbuild G:\survive\maincode.bb win_maximized 1 win_notoolbar 0 win_rect 0 0 1906 1042 font_editor blitz 14 font_tabs verdana 8 font_debug verdana 8 rgb_bkgrnd 225588 rgb_string ff66 rgb_ident ffffff rgb_keyword aaffff rgb_comment ffee00 rgb_digit 33ffdd rgb_default eeeeee edit_tabs 4 edit_blkcursor 0 edit_backup 2 img_toolbar toolbar.bmp cmd_line |
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| Okay, I'm confused. I've done exactly that - saved it as "blitzide.prefs" forcing the extension. Ive placed it both in the CFG folder and the B3D root. The new font is in the CFG folder as well as c:\windows\fonts. New fonts don't work, and changing the existing font, blitz, size on the editor, tabs etc, doesn't have any affect either! Is this a WIn7 thing? As the blitzide.prefs definitely wasn't there after two fresh installs (main prog then straight to the 1.106 update). I shouldn't let a simple font thwart me, but I really get single minded about this stuff sometimes! T |
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| Have you done a computer search for that file, to see if it's located elsewhere? I believe Windows 7 forces all user files to be installed in a central location. |
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| I'm not sure how to change the font for the default IDE. However, I would recommend you try out IDEal, which works with all versions of Blitz Basic, has options for almost everything under the sun, and is generally something no Blitzer should be without: http://fungamesfactory.com/ |
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| I tried IDEal, but it seems to have issues with 64bit Win7, as it constantly hangs. |
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| Really? I've never had any problems with it on my own computer... That's a shame. Did you try any administrator/compatibility modes? That said, I'm honestly not sure why the PREFS modification didn't work; I got it up fine on my netbook... You using the latest version of Blitz? |
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| Okay, sorted it. Installing B3D to its default position on 64bit Win7 puts it in programs(x86). When I install the 1.106 directly on top of this, the CFG folder does not have the blitzide.prefs in it! I tried this twice and each time it was empty. Installing B3D to the root of C: and then installing the patches I have in order (1.101, 1.104 and then 1.106) seemed to do the trick, and the blitzide.prefs file is now in the CFG folder and behaving as it should. Who knows why, but I got it to work. Thanks, folks. |
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| Interesting. That same solution might help with IDEal, y'never know; might as well give it a shot eh? :D |
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