On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:48:47 +0000, Cousin Stanley wrote: > Steven D'Aprano wrote: > >> I have a tkinter application under Python 2.6 which is shows text in a >> giant font, about twenty(?) times larger than expected. >> >> The fonts are set using: >> >> titlefont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-180-*' >> buttonfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-140-*' >> labelfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-140-*' >> .... > > Although I've been a linux user for several years, that type of font > spec hurts my head .... :-) > > Will the more simplistic type of tuple spec not work in your tkinter > application ?
I don't know, but I'll give it a try. Nevertheless, I'd like to learn how to diagnose these sorts of font issues. Can anyone suggest where I should start? -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
