Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4253 mails)

[Will Stephenson <wstephenson@xxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 03 October 2007 15:27:52 Peter Bloomfield wrote:
> The problem however is, that when I use the IDL file browser the text is 
very 
> small, and not legible. I have contacted IDL tech support who responded 
> saying that the file browser picks up its font from my settings. They 
suggest 
> using an .Xdefaults file, but I do not have a .Xdefaults file in my home 
> directory.
> I have tried changing the fonts through 'Configure Desktop', but that had no 
> effect.

Configure Desktop only affects the KDE font settings.  IDL is apparently using 
the much older (and less user friendly) X resources system to obtain its font 
settings so it won't help.

Follow the tech support's advice and create an .Xdefaults file.  I haven't 
used X resources for ages so I won't give any detailed advice but the first 
google hit for Xdefaults is "Using the .Xdefaults file" - 
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/Support/KnowledgeBase/Docs/20020202104217 ;.

You may want to find out the name of the X resource that IDL reads its font 
from - it might be "idl*Font", reading the page above, but that's just a 
guess.

HTH

Will

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