Fonts in ACS

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On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 12:33 PM, Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I will probably age myself by saying that I use (and like) the IBM3270 font
in both the Windows and Java version. I have found that certain window
sizes greatly affect the appearance of the font. The Windows client
changes the window size when switching between 24x80 and 27x132 screens,
and the setting I have makes it very readable in either mode. However, the
Java client does not change the window size, and the font is only decent in
one of the modes, depending on how the window is sized.

Actually, both the Windows and Java clients are adjustable. Both can
either have the font stay fixed and the window adjust automatically,
or have the window stay fixed and the font adjust automatically.

I strongly prefer having the font stay fixed and the window adjust
automatically. The difference between 80 and 132 columns is just too
drastic. If you keep the same window size, either the 132-column mode
has a ridiculously narrow font, or the 80-column mode has a comically
and embarrassingly large font. Or, if you choose an awkward
combination of window size and font, you can have *both* of those
problems!

John Y.