Re: ACS and the Java character spacing -- MIDRANGE-L

It was my understanding that if you put a java version in the same
directory as the acsbundle.jar that when ACS started it would use that
java, as opposed to one that is loaded on the system.

True? if so then I have a different problem. The Semaru runtime JRE 17 is
loaded on my system, (which I need for other reasons) and I put the Semaru
V8 into the ClientSolutions Directory but the Java Home seems to override
that. Any thoughts about how to outsmart it?

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On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 7:57 AM Darren Strong <darren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I was using Semeru 11 just fine, so, why not, I just tried installing IBM
Semeru JRE 17. DSPSYSSTS had words like the last S in "Display System
Status" cut off if using Font Scaling and expanding the window to full
screen. Going back to Semeru 11 seemed to fix this. I think a coworker saw
this in an older version of IBM's Java, so, I'm seeing that the issue does
seem to be based on which version of the JRE you choose.

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I'm sitting at V1.1.9.3. I use IBM's Semeru site.
I have folder "jdk-11.0.19+7-jre sitting in the ACS install folder at "
Start_Programs\Windows_x86-64".

I have nothing special set and have never had any type of java issues to
speak of. I periodically get the latest Windows64 Semeru JDK jre package.

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4. RE: ACS and the Java character spacing (Michael Quigley)

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date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 19:08:20 +0000
from: Michael Quigley <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:
MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx>>
subject: RE: ACS and the Java character spacing

We use the OpenJDK (which I guess is now Temurin by Adoptium) and install
it along with ACS by placing the jdk folder under the Start_programs folder
in our install source. Our default font is Consolas and I'm not aware of
any issues with font alignment--although some people's personal preferences
have caused them to try different fonts. I personally like to use
Monaco--having chosen that before we settled on Consolas. (I think Monaco
renders a little larger typeface which I find easier to read. That could be
due to my being a little more chronologically gifted than most the others
in our shop.) I know that people have used a variety of fonts and I don't
remember there being any significant issues with anything people have
chosen.

Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way international
http://www.theway.org/<http://www.theway.org/>

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date: Wed, 9 Aug 2023 05:35:13 -0500
from: Jim Oberholtzer
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subject: Re: ACS and the Java character spacing

Thanks John, I?ll have a look at it. Interesting web site.

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

On Aug 8, 2023, at 2:27 PM, John Yeung
<gallium.arsenide@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gallium.arsenide@xxxxxxxxx>>

wrote:

?I don't think which Java you're using makes much observable

difference.

I do think your particular machine, monitor, settings, and the way
your eyes work can make a difference, so what seems good for one
person may not be good for someone else.

It took me a long time, but I finally arrived at a setup I like, which

is:

- Windows 11
- ACS 1.1.8.8
- 24" monitor @ 1920 x 1080
- JetBrains Mono NL Medium @ 16
- Fixed font (so 132-column mode is wider than 80-column mode)
- Antialiased

I strongly suspect that JetBrains Mono renders better ***in ACS***
than some other very good fonts, due to the fact that JetBrains IDEs
are also Java-based, and they likely tuned their font to work well
with their own products. (That being said, JetBrains Mono is a good
choice anywhere, and I also use it in VS Code.)

John Y.
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