Sujit, I do use the style sheet but I resize some of my dialogs/windows to fit the amount of text being displayed. This way I know the name of the font when the calculations are made.
Sorry, that wasn't clear. Regards, Wayne [image: --] Wayne Stewart [image: http://]about.me/waynestewart <http://about.me/waynestewart> On 10 October 2017 at 14:44, Sujit Shah via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > SO you don't use the property list to set the stylesheets? > > On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Wayne Stewart via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > What I do is open a form on startup in a window outside etc screen > > boundary. > > > > On that form I have one variable set to Automatic. > > > > In the On load method I call: > > > > <>WGD_o.Font:=New object > > <>WGD_o.Font.Name:=OBJECT Get font(*;"auto") > > > > In this particular example <>WGD_o is an application wide IP object that > I > > use to stuff things in. > > > > I then have the name to be used for the system font available for > > calling thought the system. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Wayne > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Wayne > > > > > > [image: --] > > Wayne Stewart > > [image: http://]about.me/waynestewart > > <http://about.me/waynestewart> > > > > > > On 10 October 2017 at 14:32, Sujit Shah via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Thanks for your input. The standard Automatic font for data input is > > rather > > > nice - I must say. Gives the interface a nice uncluttered look and I am > > > sure an enhanced data entry experience. Something that users using web > > > applications will be familiar with. A lot of "old style" 4D > applications > > > are cluttered with lots of fields packed together. Obviously with size > 13 > > > fonts the screen real estate has to be redesigned to accomodate all the > > > fields. Perhaps by means of tabs (multiple pages or scroll bars). I am > > > waiting for the true elastic bootstrap 4D UI or perhaps I should not > wait > > > and just use web areas for all forms.. > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Keisuke Miyako via 4D_Tech < > > > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > > > > > no, > > > > > > > > it simply means that the form is specifically designed. > > > > > > > > https://developer.apple.com/macos/human-interface- > > > > guidelines/visual-design/typography/ > > > > > > > > > 2017/10/10 10:57、Sujit Shah via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > のメール： > > > > > > > > > > "Automatic style sheets manage the font as well as its size and > > color" > > > > > > > > > > However, when I apply the "Automatic" style sheet I get a System > Font > > > 13 > > > > > for fields and variables which is way too large for the form > design I > > > > have. > > > > > Does this mean I have to redesign all the forms? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************ > ********** > > > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > > > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > > > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > > > > ************************************************************ > ********** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > "There must be ingenuity as well as intention, strategy as well as > > > strength. " > > > ********************************************************************** > > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > -- > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > "There must be ingenuity as well as intention, strategy as well as > strength. " > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
