Changing Existing Text Size with Different Font

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Changing Existing Text Size with Different Font

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I have poor eyesight. No big deal, except when it comes to reading
small print. I found where you can change the Font for the IDE
under File/Preferences (okay, so I didn't find it, somebody answered
a post and told me where it was), and I changed it. Works or me.

But, a problem. I call up a source file that has small print, and it
stays small. I do a select all and set the new font again, and the
small text stays small. How do I change existing text to a new
font size so that I can read it better?
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Re: Changing Existing Text Size with Different Font

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That does help, but it is a zoom in feature that does not work for more
than one file at a time, and it does not change the font size when you
save the file back. I would rather have a way where all files open up
at the same font setting so that I don't have to repeat these steps for
each one. If there isn't such a feature, what can I do to modify the
files externally? I tried running the source files through Notepad to
see if that would filter them first, but it had no effect.
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Re: Changing Existing Text Size with Different Font

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oldefoxx wrote:I call up a source file that has small print, and it stays small.
After changing the font and font size in preferences (and press [OK] button), all sources should be displayed
with your chosen font and font size.
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Re: Changing Existing Text Size with Different Font

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Yeah, I have a second folder with a copy of PureBasic in it (not the one
I copied from), and I tried it there. That did it the right way. I've got
something messed up somewhere it seems. Trying to merge the several
folder contents together is not working, so I did a fresh download of
PureBasic and a clean install. But then I am back to the problem of
not having the Help files coming up as they should. Not even sure
which file is the HTML Help File that is shown, maybe I ought to
focus on that right now. Almost like there is a config or INI file involved
here, and the settings aren't quite right.
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Re: Changing Existing Text Size with Different Font

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Ah, I got it. The Help file was compacted to the right, and I found the
button on the right that expands it again. That takes care of it. I also
found the CHM file that is the PureBasic Help File, and copied it into
the \PureBasic\Help folder. Now I can get to it either way.

One thing I did find is that if you have the Help file up and covering
the full screen, then click on the X in the upper right corner, it does
not close but compacts back to the right. I guess that is how I got
it where I thought it was out of kilter later on.
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