Menu font size

Cmin7669 wrote on 7/14/2022, 9:11 PM

Just wondering if other people are getting this font size issue (see picture). I can increase the font size of the main (top) menu items through window font settings. But I cannot change the font size of inset menu items (which are very small). I wear glasses which are bi-focal so to see the items I have to crank my head back to view the small menu words. Why are they not linked to the application font size?

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snibchi1 wrote on 7/15/2022, 5:33 AM

This is systemic and cannot be changed. This can be done with the key combination in Windows:

STRG+Windows-Logo+M

Cmin7669 wrote on 7/15/2022, 4:02 PM

WHAT??

Former user wrote on 7/15/2022, 4:10 PM

@Cmin7669 I think he means Ctrl l+ Windows key + M which opens Display settings,

Cmin7669 wrote on 7/15/2022, 5:49 PM

Yeah, that's not going to work for me. It looks like the programmers have not used fonts in that part of the menu, but instead have used a picturebox with the words, that when clicked takes you to that menu item. If this is the case it's a bit shoddy. This could be easily fixed programmatically.

Former user wrote on 7/15/2022, 6:16 PM

@Cmin7669 How big is your screen/monitor?

Cmin7669 wrote on 7/15/2022, 8:54 PM

The size of my monitor has NO bearing on the issue, it would make zero difference. My monitor is 4K and 700mm dia.

The real problem is the programming is not allowing for the font in the menu to follow the system font size.

In VB.Net the coding is as follows:

 Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Label1.Font = New Font(Me.Font.Name, SystemInformation.MenuFont.Size, Me.Font.Style, Me.Font.Unit)
        Button1.Font = New Font(Me.Font.Name, SystemInformation.MenuFont.Size, Me.Font.Style, Me.Font.Unit)
        MenuStrip1.Font = New Font(Me.Font.Name, SystemInformation.MenuFont.Size, Me.Font.Style, Me.Font.Unit)
        TextBox1.Font = New Font(Me.Font.Name, SystemInformation.MenuFont.Size, Me.Font.Style, Me.Font.Unit)
    End Sub

As I said in the first post they have either not linked the font to the system size settings or they have just linked a picture with the menu items. A picture of the menu item will not change with the system font size.

rraud wrote on 7/16/2022, 9:34 AM

You could change the Win display DPI, but that make everything larger. I have my laptop set to 175% which made thins easier to read, but some plug-ins parameters are off-screen.

Magix products are designed for folks with perfect (or better) vision.

Former user wrote on 7/16/2022, 11:29 AM

@Cmin7669 Ok i was JUST ASKING,, 700mm dia, so you've got round monitor ? , i had a play with the size issue & as @rraud says Windows Settings - Display - Make everything bigger did enlarge this list, & it can't be a linked picture because you can click & open each item on the list.

Cmin7669 wrote on 7/16/2022, 1:00 PM

@Cmin7669 Ok i was JUST ASKING,, 700mm dia, so you've got round monitor ? , i had a play with the size issue & as @rraud says Windows Settings - Display - Make everything bigger did enlarge this list, & it can't be a linked picture because you can click & open each item on the list.

Sorry I should have been more specific and said "Diagonal", but a round screen would be interesting. With regard to the "clickable" pictures it would need to be one for each menu item of course. Entirely possible, it's just a click event on each picture. The most likely scenario is that they have just not linked the text to the system text size.

As I said before, a bit shoddy!, but easy to rectify in the programming stage .