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Bug 4777 - In NbProcessDescriptor custom ed, Process field should be monospaced font.
Summary: In NbProcessDescriptor custom ed, Process field should be monospaced font.
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Window System (show other bugs)
Version: 3.x
Hardware: All All
: P4 normal (vote)
Assignee: Rostislav Levy
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Reported: 1999-11-25 20:56 UTC by Jesse Glick
Modified: 2008-12-22 15:54 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description Jesse Glick 1999-11-25 20:56:11 UTC 
The font is tiny and it is terribly difficult to see slashes, dots, and so on in a proportional font. It should be the same monospaced font as used in arguments.

Other things about this dialog:

- the Arguments pane is a textarea, but it does not autowrap, so in practice you are usually putting everything on one long line; it is not clear whether inserting a linebreak is OK or not--the pane s
hould just autowrap and not scroll horizontally


- the Process field should have an associated button to pop up a filechooser
Comment 1 Jan Chalupa 2001-05-05 23:21:18 UTC 
Target milestone -> 3.3
Comment 2 Svata Dedic 2001-09-12 19:13:58 UTC 
Moving to core - NbProcessDescriptor's UI should be implemented down 
there.
Comment 3 Jan Zajicek 2001-09-14 09:28:28 UTC 
Assigning to UI.
Comment 4 Peter Zavadsky 2001-11-01 17:12:01 UTC 
Closing as fixed. 
It was fixed the way that both text components use the default font,
even proportional but seems consistent.
Well, you wanted to be monospaced font, but I guess this is better
solution than hardcode the fonts for the components.

Probable fix:
core/../core/editors/NbProcessDescriptorCustomEditor.java [1.8]
Comment 5 Jesse Glick 2001-11-01 21:16:54 UTC 
"Hardcode the fonts" - can't you use "Monospaced" which is a
guaranteed font name?
Comment 6 Peter Zavadsky 2001-11-02 14:48:25 UTC 
Eh, I didn't want to say that. I just ment I guess is better to use
the default font for the comps. But I'm going to ask UI to judge
what's better.

(adding Jiri to cc).
Jiri what do you think? Which font should be used there?
Comment 7 Jiri Mzourek 2001-11-02 15:33:37 UTC 
I personally don't see a reason why don't use default fonts. I have
not any problems with recognition of this type of font (Linux RH 7.0),
in addition default fonts are recommended because of accessibility.
Jesse, could you attach snapshot, if you still have problems with
these fonts? Thanks, Jirka
Comment 8 Jesse Glick 2001-11-02 17:30:18 UTC 
It's OK with me, I just thought in general code data ought to be
entered in a fixed font. But I guess that's not true in the Explorer
anyway, so forget it. At least the two fonts are now consistent, that
should make it look better.
Comment 9 Marian Mirilovic 2002-04-19 14:04:44 UTC 
verified in [nb_dev](20020419)
Comment 10 Quality Engineering 2003-07-01 16:17:30 UTC 
Resolved for 3.4.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.