Bug 127 - The used font does not match the default Windows font
Status:
RESOLVED FIXED
Component:
GUI :: gtkmm
Version:
1.0.0
Hardware:
PC Windows NT
Importance:
P3 cosmetic
Target Milestone:
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Assignee:
Raymond Penners
URL:
Depends on:
Blocks:
Reported:
Oct 10 2002 07:19:48 UTC
by:
Kees-Jan Dijkzeul
Modified:
Mar 23 2003 09:08:33 UTC
CC List:
Raymond Penners
| Id | Who | When | Size | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | main window too small | |||
| Kees-Jan Dijkzeul | Oct 10 2002 07:20:41 UTC | 31254 | image/bmp | |
| 12 | Credits box too small | |||
| Kees-Jan Dijkzeul | Oct 10 2002 07:21:26 UTC | 280854 | image/bmp | |
| Who | When | What | Removed | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Penners | Nov 6 2002 11:22:15 UTC | cc | Raymond Penners | |
| Raymond Penners | Nov 6 2002 11:23:58 UTC | assigned_to | Rob Caelers | Raymond Penners |
| severity | normal | cosmetic | ||
| summary | Windows too small | The used font does not match the default Windows font | ||
| version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.0 | ||
| Raymond Penners | Mar 17 2003 00:44:24 UTC | blocks | 209 | |
| Raymond Penners | Mar 17 2003 00:46:58 UTC | status | NEW | ASSIGNED |
| Raymond Penners | Mar 23 2003 09:08:33 UTC | status | ASSIGNED | RESOLVED |
| resolution | FIXED |
Description
Kees-Jan Dijkzeul Oct 10 2002 07:19:48 UTC
The workrave main window is too small to show that I'm now four hours overdue The credits box is too small to show Raymonds e-mail addresss
Comment 1
Kees-Jan Dijkzeul Oct 10 2002 07:20:41 UTC
Created attachment 11 main window too small
Comment 2
Kees-Jan Dijkzeul Oct 10 2002 07:21:26 UTC
Created attachment 12 Credits box too small
Comment 3
Raymond Penners Oct 10 2002 08:01:57 UTC
IMHO, this is a Gtk/Win32 bug as it does not seem to respect the font dimensions. See also the timer preferences: the two digits of the seconds also don't fit, even though I explicitly requested Gtk to make room for 2 digits. So, let's just way and see what new future Gtk/Win32 versions do.
Comment 4
Kees-Jan Dijkzeul Oct 11 2002 00:41:44 UTC
I don't think much will happen. With proportional fonts, this is impossible to get right. If you take a look at java awt: a text field with space for 5 characters can contain much more. Apparently, Java uses "big" characters for their computation. Gtk seems to use "average" characters in their computation, which means you run out of space if you put big characters (like digits) in there.
Comment 5
Raymond Penners Oct 11 2002 03:53:48 UTC
Gtk is also supposed to use "big" characters: the Linux version doesn't have these problems. So, it really is a Gtk/Win32 problem. Gtk/Win32 also defaults to the wrong font, another bug...
Comment 6
Raymond Penners Nov 6 2002 11:22:18 UTC
*** Bug 146 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7
Raymond Penners Nov 6 2002 11:23:58 UTC
Hmm, I just tried this, without any luck: http://www.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/gtk_win32/#winfont
Comment 8
Raymond Penners Mar 17 2003 00:46:58 UTC
Gtk-Wimp to the rescue...
Comment 9
Raymond Penners Mar 23 2003 09:08:33 UTC
Okay, Wimp has been added. Note: I created a runtime-wimp.tar.gz containing only the Wimp addons, because Wimp most likely changes more often than runtime.tar.gz...