Re: Changing the default font in an Abiword file

On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 07:29 +0930, Koala wrote:
> Thanks Marc - modifying your suggestion a bit, I went to "My Computer",
> found an Abiword file I wanted to change the default font for, opened it
> with Notepad so I was looking at the code for the file, found the default
> font settings and changed them to the ones I wanted, and that worked. I've
> got two separate methods now, but I'd be willing to bet that about half the
> computer users in the real world would not have sufficient computer skills
> to use either, and nor would they be able to figure out how to change the
> default setting that come with the Abiword program so their new files open
> with the settings they prefer. Needs a more user-friendly method for both in
> my opinion.

Can't agree more :)

Marc

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J.M. Maurer" <uwog@uwog.net>
> To: <abiword-user@abisource.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 4:37 AM
> Subject: Re: Changing the default font in an Abiword file
>
>
> >
> > On Thu, 2007-09-13 at 05:20 +0930, Koala wrote:
> >> Suppose I open a new Abiword file in the default (normal) template, and
> >> the
> >> font for the default (normal) template is say Times New Roman 12 regular.
> >> I
> >> then name and save the file. Is it then possible to change the default
> >> font
> >> for that file to eg Verdana 10 bold? I can't find any way to do this. I
> >> can
> >> change a selection of text, but not the default font for that file (so
> >> when
> >> I type new text it automatically appears in Verdana 10 bold and not Times
> >> New Roman 12 regular).
> >
> > Just editing the normal.awt file directly with a text editor to change
> > the default font should work fine.
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
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Received on Mon Sep 17 00:21:46 2007