Re: TAMEd XY4: Right fonts, wrong place

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

Here's a trick to try, also. Compare the "summary of settings" files
produced on the two computers. You get the files by left-clicking on the
icon on the title bar, then User Preference Files/View a summary of active
settings.
You can probably even use Xy to compare the two .htm files. Here's where it
put my .htm file of active settings:

C:/DOCUME~1/HB/LOCALS~1/Temp/HB.DosProcesssStatus.html
Is your TAME set up on that computer the same way it is on the others?
Autoexec.nt the same. Same version, same TAME ini files? Also if you're
starting XY from a shortcut, is the .pif the same, same properties?
Finally is the version of WIN the same? I've only used TAME w/XP Pro.

Michael Norman

Via Mobile

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Pareles 
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:19:42
To: 
Subject: Re: TAMEd XY4: Right fonts, wrong place

I knew this would be hard to explain.
Under View/General Options I un-checked Allow Proportional Fonts, so I
only see the list of installed monospace fonts--which unfortunately
doesn't include Verily Serif Mono, a very nice monospace font that
apparently did not tell Windows it is monospace. C'est la vie.
So I get the list of installed monospace fonts. But if I choose
Inconsolata or Aurulent or BpMono I see the exact same onscreen
font--except in the command line. Lucida Console and most others give me a
different, more angular (like Futura) font. There's a monospace Courier
in there, very typewriter-esque. But the only place I can see it is in the
command lines--not in the piece I'm writing, which shows the same font as
Lucida Console.
Change to View/General Options and check Allow Proportional Fonts and I
can choose Verily Serif Mono. But it looks the same as Lucida
Console--except in the command line.
I know it's wacky. The problem is that every time I "upgrade" TAME,
something else goes kerflooey. Obviously TAME can put these fonts where
I'm writing the piece--it does on other computers. But this one....

JP

> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:08:17 -0500
> From: Michael Norman 
> Subject: Re: TAMEd XY4: Right fonts, wrong place
>
> Jon,
>
> Good to hear from you. If you left-mouse in the upper-left
> hand
> corner you get a drop down dialog and go down to
> View->Text Font
> where I get list that appears to include most of the fonts
> on my
> system, including a courier I got just for XY, Fontcraft
> Courier. So
> that list is only giving you three of the man mono fonts
> installed on
> that particular computer? Did you check WIN to make sure
> you have the
> same fonts installed on all the machines? Can't imagine why
> TAME
> would discriminate on one machine and not on the others.
> What do you
> think, Harry? NB: At this point, I've moved most of my work
> to NB.
> Just waiting for their 32-bit version so I can get a new
> (64 bit) machine.
>
> Michael Norman
>
> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:53:54 -0800
> From: Harry Binswanger 
> Subject: Re: TAMEd XY4: Right fonts, wrong place
>
> Jon and Michael,
>
> Each version of TAME has different menus, but if you right
> click on an
> area, command line or text, do you see "Format of  name> on  name>"? Then that creates a sub-menu that has "Font
> style" which, if you
> put your cursor on it shows a sub-sub-menu, and I have
> "default" checked.
> Maybe you can try that.
>
> When I left click on the icon at the top left, as Michael
> suggests, I see
> "View," which then gives a menu with "Primary font," which
> clicking on
> gives all my fonts. I then use Lucida Console, Regular, 11
> point.


Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx