Can't you just query the effective textFont and textSize of a 'virgin' stack? On OSX this returns Lucinda Grande and 11 as it should.
Terry... On 06/07/2011 08:47 AM, "Richard Gaskin" <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> wrote: > Kee Nethery wrote: > >> Actually I think on the Mac it is textfont=Lucinda Grande textsize = 11 >> >> On Jul 5, 2011, at 2:55 PM, Kee Nethery wrote: >> >>> On Mac OS X I think the default textsize is 10 and the default textfont is >>> Lucinda Grande. >>> If someone wants to give me the defaults for Windows, (and confirm my guess >>> for the Mac) I'll add it as a note to the livecode documentation. >>> >>> If there is some script command to see what it actually is, that would be >>> useful also. > > Stepping into Jacque's time machine, since LiveCode is a cross-platform > dev tool of course setting the font and size for control text is a > simple one-step action: just set the useSystemFont property and the > engine will determine the current font settings and apply them > appropriately. > > But unfortunately, that only works if you have Jacque's time machine: > <http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5190> > > In the here-and-now, you'll have to set these to the published defaults > and hope that the user hasn't changed them. > > On Windows 7 the font is Segoe UI: > <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511282.aspx> > > While the true point size is 9, since LiveCode uses px rather than pt I > find 12 is a good match. > > On Linux I set the font to "Ubuntu", which works great on Ubuntu and > will fall back to the engine's default, Helvetica, if not found, which > is generally okay for most distros. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- Dr Terry Judd | Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Medical Education Unit Melbourne Medical School The University of Melbourne _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
