Re: Use Consolas font by default for Log Messages (was Use Consolas font by default in TortoiseMerge, TortoiseUDiff and TortoiseBlame)
Oskar Berggren <[email protected]>
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Random stranger here. I think 9pt looks better and more readable. /Oskar Den 11 nov. 2016 7:41 em skrev "Ivan Zhakov" <[email protected]>: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------ http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=757&dsMessageId=3193549 To unsubscribe from this discussion, e-mail: [[email protected]].