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'text alignment' problems with Win7

Jun 26, 2010 7:44AM PDT

Greetings;
Windows7:
I am having 'text alignment' problems with Win7.
It shows up in 'Antenna HtmlEditor' and various other programs.
Often the text on 'drop down menus' gets truncated, and only the top 1/4 of each word gets truncated.
I generally use Verdana textStyle.
Don't know what else to tell ya, but its ugly!
Thanks...vmars316

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Not sure,
Jun 26, 2010 8:19PM PDT

but what if you change the system fonts to something else. It would be a good test. Also, what size font are you using? If it is larger than standard, try reducing that?

Mark

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Report it.
Jun 26, 2010 10:36PM PDT
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd371771(VS.85).aspx

The App developer must be on the look out for issues such as:
" * Clipping of UI or text by other UI elements
* Inconsistent font sizes
* Off-screen UIs
* Blurring of text or UI
* Broken drag and drop or other inputs
* Rendering of full screen DX applications partially off screen"

The Windows UI is frankly full of issues like this. There has been no mandate to correct all the above anomalies in the OS but as the App's developer you get to fix it when it is reported (and if there is some reward for doing so.)
Bob
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Oops, I said it wrong
Jun 27, 2010 9:20AM PDT
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Login.
Jun 27, 2010 7:56PM PDT

I couldn't see that image. I was given a login page, and I am not a member.

Mark

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Here, try this:
Jun 28, 2010 1:30AM PDT
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"Clipping of UI or text by other UI elements"
Jun 28, 2010 1:39AM PDT

That's a common problem of non-DPI aware apps. The Antenna HTML author needs to know about this so they can work on it.
Bob

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Display properties.
Jun 28, 2010 2:56AM PDT

While I defer to Bob's post, I can't help but think this also has something to do with the size of font you are using in Display Properties > Appearance. Your Application header title bar appears to have the same font size.

The application developer should cater for such changes of course, but I bet that is something you could look into.

Mark

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Let me show you my hat.
Jun 28, 2010 3:00AM PDT

The reason I know a little about this is that I just finished a year long app development and DPI awareness came up during the first tests. We had to do a little extra to handle it but if we didn't we would see EXACTLY what the pictures above showed.

YES, they could pick a font and font size that avoids the issue but the App's author needs reports on this so they can work it.
Bob

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Author has been advised-Thanks
Jun 29, 2010 12:35AM PDT

Yes, Author has been advised.
Thanks...vmars