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   Alex Taylor to All   
   Re: small fonts   
   28 Mar 11 04:42:02   
   
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   From: "Alex Taylor"    
      
   On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:38:49 UTC, "baden.kudrenecky@gmail.com"    
    wrote:   
      
   >    I am at my wit's end trying to find how to change the   
   > small dialogue font in OS/2.  This is the same font as   
   > displayed in many newer applications such as PMView and   
   > NewView.   
   >    
   >    I have looked all over the place, including the Scheme   
   > Palette and in the INI files, with no success.   
   >    
   >    Does anyone know how to find and change this font?   
      
   You'll have to be more specific about where exactly you want this font   
   changed.  What applications or system dialogs in particular?   
      
   I assume you're referring to WarpSans, but this font is set in different    
   ways in different locations.  There are various techniques available to    
   override it, but they are different depending on where the font is and    
   how it's been set.   
      
   There are three general categories of place where this font is defined:   
    a) WPS settings notebooks   
    b) Secondary dialog windows   
    c) Applications   
      
   For (a) you can't change the font style itself, but you might be able to    
   increase its size slightly (under at least some circumstances).   
      
   (b) is the easiest to change, there are several techniques available.   
      
   (c) is a total crap-shoot.  It depends on the application.   
      
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