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Subject: Re: [dabo-dev] Bug in Mac font handling
Author: Paul McNett

Posted: 2008/05/30 11:36:00
 
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Ed Leafe wrote:
> I have code that changes the ForeColor of a label dynamically, and I
> noticed that after a couple of such changes, the label was much
> smaller. I traced it down to the macFontScaling code in dFont. I
> understand the intention of the code, but there is something wrong in
> the implementation, and I'm not sure where it is.
>
> I've included code for a test case. Run it on a Mac, and click on the
> blank area of the form. You'll notice that the label not only changes
> color as expected, but steadily shrinks.

That's definitely a feature! ;)

I'll check it out right now and see if there's something obvious in the
implementation.

One thing I notice is that the font size decreases by a *fixed* amount
each time (.75 pt).

Paul



 
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