Re: Can't Set Default Window Size or Font

--- Michael Zimmerman <mjzimmer@mindspring.com> wrote:

>
> I want the width of the default window to be about twice what AbiWord
>
> thinks it should be, so a 10-point font will be legible at page-width
>
> zoom. I also prefer 10-point Verdana to the 12-point Times Roman that
>
> AbiWord wants me to use. But I can't change either the width or the
> font.
>
> I've tried setting up the window and font as I want them and then
> closing AbiWord, but they aren't remembered. I've tried opening
> normal.awt, setting the width and font, and saving the template, but
> that doesn't work, either.
>
> I'm using AbiWord 2.4.1 from Version Tracker on an iMac G4 running OS
>
> 10.3.1 with 768 megs of memory.
>
> Am I up against a bug, or am I missing something? Thanks for any
> thoughts or suggestions.

There's an open bug report about losing window dimensions on OS X
(http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8324), which might be
the problem you're experiencing. As for setting the default font, you
need to modify the 'Normal' style for normal.awt. These steps should
allow you to do that, but I can't verify since I'm not at my usual
computer:

- Format > Style > Create and Modify
- Select "Normal"
- Press the Modify button
- Choose Format > Font
- Change the font face/size and press OK twice and then Close

                
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Received on Sun Jan 1 00:32:31 2006