Fonts looking suddenly smaller only in some dialogs of some legacy Windows...
Even since a few days ago, I have noticed that on one of my Windows PCs fonts look smaller and somewhat more "condensed" but only in some dialogs of some legacy Windows applications.I didn't change any...
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Under my Windows 10 Pro Version 1607 Build 14393.321 i recently ran in into font-size issues inside of management studio (see screenshots below).I am not certain if the cause of the "font-size issues"...
View ArticleWhat does the `i` icon near a Windows update mean?
What does the i icon near a Windows update mean?I use Windows 11 24H2 Pro.Clicking or mouseover on the i icon does nothing and show nothing.
View ArticleHow do I set different styles for different kinds of files in Notepad++?
I want to use different styles for different kinds of files in Notepad++. For example, while editing a .py file, I want Consolas font and 10 font size and when editing a .txt file, I want Arial font...
View ArticleIs there any way to replace Segoe UI emoji that comes with Windows with a...
Emoji flags are supported on all major platforms except Microsoft Windows, which displays two-letter country codes instead of emoji flag images.For example, instead of a Japan flag emoji, it shows "JP":
View ArticleWhy do some websites keep on rendering local fonts?
Just for example. Look at Docker's website.I found out that it is rendering local font, but I don't know why and how...Disabling local font and reloading works fine, but it returns to its original form...
View ArticleHow to change the default Segoe WP font on Windows 8?
Short question:How can I change the default windows 8.1 fonts to something else?! (see pic below for further details)Long question:I discovered that the default Windows 8 font is Segoe WP which I...
View ArticleHow do I see all Unicode codepoints a particular font supports on Windows?
Don't know if this is a good fit for this website, but I don't know where in the Stack Exchange network this would be most on topic.My question is simple, I want to see all UNICODE (16.0) code points a...
View ArticleHow do you install a Google Font on PowerShell?
I'm spending lots of time on PowerShell. I want to customize the font. I'm on Windows. I have downloaded a couple of Google Fonts that look neat. When I go to the Properties menu --> Fonts the fonts...
View ArticleChange Windows explorer font size
I'd like to increase the font size in Windows Explorer. By default it's very small, and I don't really like that for navigating folders and finding files.Here's what it looks like by default: When I...
View ArticleHigh DPI monitor: Windows 11 font sizes are all over the map
I just got a 150 DPI monitor, and now my Windows 11 font sizes are all over the map. For example, below is a snapshot of an Outlook dialog box on top of the regular Outlook menus.Apparently the issue...
View ArticleHow do these icons work: 🌍🌎🌏✅️?
I can see these characters as colored icons:🌍🌎🌏✅️It only works in Firefox for me. If you can't see the characters in color, it looks like this on my system (it's probably font-dependent):I can even see...
View ArticleVBA options screen getting cut off in Access 2013
I was trying to change the font in the Editor Format tab of the Tools/Options window in VBA within Access 2013. The options window is not as wide as it should be. When I go to the Editor Format tab,...
View ArticleHow to adjust the default UI font weight in Windows 11?
I just got a new 140 DPI LCD display, and web pages and PDFs look great. However the font weight for dialogs, many UI elements, Chrome menus, etc. is ridiculous: Characters are one pixel thick! This...
View ArticleHow to change the font size of Menu bar, popup and navigation bar in Chrome?
The menu bar, popup and navigation bar are too tiny font in ChromeHow can I change the font size?I already tired settings>custom fontbut that does not change menu font size at allMy display size is...
View ArticleWhy does my remote desktop session introduce custom scaling and blurry text
I have noticed this problem for a few years now. It happens primarily when I use Remote Desktop Connection from Windows 7 on my Macbook Pro connecting to my Windows 10 Desktop but I have also had it...
View ArticleTermux PS1 commandline displays wrong unicode characters
I am currently setting up my Termux (v0.118.1 found here on F-Droid) on my Samsung Galaxy S10e (running Android version 12) to have the same commandline look as my terminal on my computer. I have the...
View ArticleHow to get rid of font on a website, such as Cascadia Mono on Stack Exchange...
I have updated my Windows 10 system to Windows 11. And now for all Stack Exchange sites use Cascadia Mono font for code instead of Consolas:According to Stack Overflow Design site order of used...
View ArticleHow do I remove or disable downloadable fonts in Microsoft Word and Excel?
I have a Microsoft Office 365 subscription. In Microsoft Word 2016 and Microsoft Excel 2016 the font drop-down menu in the Font section of the Home ribbon includes cloud fonts that can be downloaded...
View ArticleHow to convert unicode font to ansi
I am trying to use Bengali writing product Avro Keyboard but since it uses Unicode by default so working with Adobe products like Photoshop, PageMaker, etc… are not working at all.When I change the...
View ArticleCan I make legacy Windows 10 apps use modern font rendering?
I am using Windows 10. Some legacy applications render fonts differently. For example:Notice how the title bar "Computer Management" text is rendered differently from the internal text. Not just that...
View ArticleMicrosoft Word [Quick] Styles Gallery suddenly shows very big font
Long story short, while adjusting a picture's position in my Word document, I accidentally pressed some keys, causing the [Quick] Styles Gallery on the Home tab view to change from picture one to...
View ArticleInstalling Microsoft ttf fonts on Ubuntu
I want to install a Microsoft Vista TTF font (lets say Consolas), on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope).How do I go about doing that?
View ArticleHow do you change a TTF font name?
How can I change a font name (not the ttf filename, but the actual font name)? For example, I want to rename "Tahoma" to "Tahoma7".My goal is to rename the Tahoma font installed on Windows 7 and...
View ArticleMS Word: find and replace strings in all caps to small caps
I have a tricky issue here with MS Word 365I have a large document that has lines with abbreviations that are in all caps like the following:again OBJ say run SS smart fun small TOP cheese DSI would...
View ArticleHow to a add a Unicode Range in FontForge?
I would like to add '🖁' to an existing font. It is in Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs(Range: 1F300–1F5FF).But while the Range is listed in: I can't find it in:
View ArticleHow to merge fonts with different scripts
So I'm trying to merge Apple's SF Pro and PingFang Traditional Chinese into one font. How would I go about doing that in fontforge or fontlab? Thank you!
View ArticleEfficiently create a Chinese / CJK .ttf font by reusing drawn radicals
I want to create my own TrueType font and add some Chinese characters to it.Of course, there are a lot of Chinese characters. Drawing each one out manually would take a lot of time.However, each...
View ArticleWindows 10/SAP fonts
I recently had to buy a new laptop and reinstall all my software. When I Installed SAP GUI 740 the font is extremely small. With all the other apps I could increase the size using the standard methods...
View ArticleMy font in Word always returns to italic after I change it to regular
I write papers in Word in 2 languages in the same files. My other language except for English is right-to-left language. When I write in my language, word changes my font in English only to italic....
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