[oXygen-user] Fixed-width font

[Syd Bauman]

> From what we tested the fonts in Java do not look the same as in
> native applications. 

I take it on faith that you're correct. But it doesn't strike me as
relevant. It doesn't matter that it might have looked better if you
hadn't used Java. What matters is that it is not readable as it is.


> Our general feeling was that the monospaced fonts set in Java are
> uglier :) 

Again, I presume you are right, but don't think it matters. While I
don't want a typeface that is horribly ugly, I will tolerate one that
is quite a bit less than optimal in order to enjoy the benefits of
fixed-width. 

This is an editor, after all, not a word processor.

(That said, I could see an argument for proportional-width default in
Author mode.)


BTW, one of the Font settings "Text components" or "GUI" (I forget
which, if I ever knew) changes the face in the XPath Builder. This is
good. But is there a way to change the font in that *lovely* XPath
box in the toolbar?

(See next post for more on XPath Builder.)