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Text scaling in U++ [message #60767]

Fri, 06 September 2024 12:28

koldo
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Registered: August 2008

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Greetings to all

I'm getting older, and I'm more and more sensitive to the problems of people with poor eyesight.

Do you know if it is possible to change the text scaling, in the code, without depending on the scaling used by the operating system desktop?

Best regards
Iñaki

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Re: Text scaling in U++ [message #60768 is a reply to message #60767]

Fri, 06 September 2024 14:39

Klugier
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Hello Koldo,

You can use CTRL+MOUSWHEEL_UP while holding cursor on code editor, it should make the font of code editor bigger. Alternativly, you can try CTRL++. To make it smaller the combination is opposite. CTRL+MOUSWEEL_DOWN and CTRL+-.

Klugier

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Re: Text scaling in U++ [message #60769 is a reply to message #60767]

Fri, 06 September 2024 14:58

mirek
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koldo wrote on Fri, 06 September 2024 12:28

Greetings to all

I'm getting older, and I'm more and more sensitive to the problems of people with poor eyesight.

Do you know if it is possible to change the text scaling, in the code, without depending on the scaling used by the operating system desktop?

GUI_APP_MAIN {
	SetStdFont(Arial(40));
	PromptOK("Is this fine?");
}

Note: What we do without using SetStdFont is that we read that font from OS - that among other issues means we read "scaled" value. Then all layouts are scaled on ratio between standard font and "design font". Then if font is bigger then certain threshold, UHD icons become active (either dedicated or synthetised).

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Re: Text scaling in U++ [message #60770 is a reply to message #60769]

Fri, 06 September 2024 21:41

koldo
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Thank you Mirek, thank you Klugier

I wanted what Mirek has proposed, to scale all the application.
That's simple excellent!
It is so simple to scale it all.
Of course, I will have to polish some details, but the foundation is solid.

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Best regards
Iñaki

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Re: Text scaling in U++ [message #60771 is a reply to message #60770]

Sat, 07 September 2024 13:40

koldo
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Hi Mirek

Could it be possible to do this in the middle of the program, for example, after pushing a button?

Best regards
Iñaki

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Re: Text scaling in U++ [message #60772 is a reply to message #60771]

Sat, 07 September 2024 23:22

mirek
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koldo wrote on Sat, 07 September 2024 13:40

Hi Mirek

Could it be possible to do this in the middle of the program, for example, after pushing a button?

U++ is not really well designed for that, sorry. I think you would at minimum need to destruct all GUI windows, then change the font, invoke Reskin and reopen everything.

Mirek

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Re: Text scaling in U++ [message #60779 is a reply to message #60772]

Sun, 08 September 2024 20:34

koldo
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No problem, thank you!

The mere fact of having this feature indicates that U++ is miles ahead of the libraries used by some powerful and expensive programs.

Best regards
Iñaki

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