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== Explain how the menubar works ... == | |||
Explain how the menu bar works and how to add localized options: http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=19976&p=184042#p184042 | Explain how the menu bar works and how to add localized options: http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=19976&p=184042#p184042 | ||
== Add, "How to Change the Default Menubar Font Size" == | |||
Took me a little while to figure out. The toughest part was finding the default menubar GUI style was named Anthrax, which was odd. | |||
<pre> | |||
--- flightgear-data/fgdata/gui/styles/anthrax.xml.orig 2014-04-24 19:52:04.353028047 -0800 | |||
+++ flightgear-data/fgdata/gui/styles/anthrax.xml 2014-04-24 19:57:12.548002672 -0800 | |||
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ | |||
<fonts> | |||
<gui> | |||
- <name type="string">HELVETICA_12</name> | |||
+ <name type="string">HELVETICA_18</name> | |||
<baseline-height type="float">21</baseline-height> | |||
</gui> | |||
</pre> | |||
For those using bigger monitors, such as Dell U2713HM providing higher resolutions, I find it necessary to increase the font of the menubar. (Especially while browsing the Internal variables!) | |||
"File > Reset", or restart FlightGear as the "Debug > Reload*" options won't reload the font size of the menubar. | |||
Helvetica fonts doesn't seem to provide fonts larger than the size of 18 here on my Linux box, so specifying a higher size will only revert to the default font size. | |||
I've posted this tip over within the forums for users searching via Google. ;-) --[[User:Rogerx|Rogerx]] ([[User talk:Rogerx|talk]]) 04:14, 25 April 2014 (UTC) |
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Explain how the menu bar works and how to add localized options: http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=19976&p=184042#p184042
Add, "How to Change the Default Menubar Font Size"
Took me a little while to figure out. The toughest part was finding the default menubar GUI style was named Anthrax, which was odd.
--- flightgear-data/fgdata/gui/styles/anthrax.xml.orig 2014-04-24 19:52:04.353028047 -0800 +++ flightgear-data/fgdata/gui/styles/anthrax.xml 2014-04-24 19:57:12.548002672 -0800 @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ <fonts> <gui> - <name type="string">HELVETICA_12</name> + <name type="string">HELVETICA_18</name> <baseline-height type="float">21</baseline-height> </gui>
For those using bigger monitors, such as Dell U2713HM providing higher resolutions, I find it necessary to increase the font of the menubar. (Especially while browsing the Internal variables!)
"File > Reset", or restart FlightGear as the "Debug > Reload*" options won't reload the font size of the menubar.
Helvetica fonts doesn't seem to provide fonts larger than the size of 18 here on my Linux box, so specifying a higher size will only revert to the default font size.
I've posted this tip over within the forums for users searching via Google. ;-) --Rogerx (talk) 04:14, 25 April 2014 (UTC)