Re: Use Consolas font by default for Log Messages (was Use Consolas font by default in TortoiseMerge, TortoiseUDiff and TortoiseBlame)

On 11 November 2016 at 21:06, Stefan Küng <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 11.11.2016 18:55, Stefan Hett wrote:
> > On 11/11/2016 6:38 PM, Ivan Zhakov wrote:
> >> On 10 November 2016 at 19:54, Ivan Zhakov <[email protected]
> >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >>
> >>     On 10 November 2016 at 03:04, Sven Strickroth <[email protected]
> >>     <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >>
> >>         > I would like to change the default font used in TortoiseMerge,
> >>         > TortoiseUDiff and TortoiseBlame to Consolas 10pt, instead of
> >>         Courier
> >>         > New 10pt. Consolas is the default font in the most
> >>         programmers editors
> >>         > and IDEs on Windows [1] including Visual Studio.
> >>
> >>         What about also changing LogFont?
> >>
> >>
> >>     I also wanted suggested to change it, but didn't decide what font
> >>     size to use: 9pt or 10pt (currently TortoiseSVN uses Courier New
> >>     8pt). I'm going to prepare screenshots with different fonts and
> >>     post it here later.
> >>
> >>
> >> Currently TortoiseSVN uses Courier New 8pt, but Consolas 8pt is too
> >> small (see attached screenshot). Both Consolas 9pt and Consolas 10pt
> >> looks fine for me, but I cannot decide what is better. Any opinions?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ivan Zhakov
> > Personally, Consolas 8pt looks fine with me. Comparing the actual pixel
> > heights of the letters suggest that both (Consolas 8pt and CourierNew
> > 8pt) are kind of the same. I'd expect there's a standard size used
> > throughout TSVN (with regards to how large standard fonts are) and that
> > should be kept IMO.
>
> I agree: Consolas 8pt looks fine for me too.
>
Hi Stefan,

The problem that Consolas font is significantly narrower than Courier New:
Courier New 8pt - 257px (100%)
Consolas 8pt    - 236px ( 91%)
Consolas 9t     - 265px (103%)

(see attached screenshot)

I.e. Consolas 8pt would be 9% narrow than Courier New 8pt. While Consolas
9pt width would be almost the same as Courier New 8pt. So I think Consolas
9pt is much better font for log messages than Consolas 8pt.

And if a user thinks it's too small: Settings->Dialogs 1->Font for log
> messages
>
Sure, but I think defaults are very important anyway: they affect first
impression of software.

-- 
Ivan Zhakov

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