Re: Favorite ACS 5250 font? -- MIDRANGE-L

Fonts in the list come from what is installed as monospaced fonts - many are downloadable and are not the standard set for Windows.

So far as I can tell, both ways of seeing the font settings get to the same set of options - the one in Communications will kill the session to make the change permanent, so far as I can tell. To have a temporary or testing setup, use Edit->Preferences->Appearance->Font - if you like what you set it to, I recommend saving the HOD immediately - I don't remember if it will remember you made the change when you close it.

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On 6/24/2025 8:38 AM, Michael Mayer via MIDRANGE-L wrote:

Maybe it's me but someone help me out here ...
I'm on ACS 1.1.9.8 with ethe latest Ibm Semeru java version. As up to date as can be.

I do not most of the values mentioned in these threads about font value.
Example: "jetbrains mono" ....

Someone please tell me where you are seeing values like this?
I go to edit, preferences, appearance, font ....
Or communications, configure, screen, font ...

This is with 5250 screens open from ACS.
What am I missing in this discussion?

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RE: Favorite ACS 5250 font?

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message: 1
date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:31:31 +0000
from: Dan Bale<dan.bale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: Favorite ACS 5250 font?

Do you do this via the Communication menu, Configure, Font (under Screen)? If I change the font and click OK, I'll get "ACS0021 - The profile will change and end the current session communication if you proceed. Are you sure?" As far as I can remember, it has always had this behavior.

- Dan Bale

On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 10:46?AM Dan Bale<dan.bale@primetherapeuticscom> wrote:

Also, I would like to suggest that changing fonts SHOULD NOT require
ending and restarting the session. C'mon IBM! An "Apply"
button or preview pane would be helpful as well.

End & restart?

Although it's kind of cumbersome, I can change the font and click OK to see the new font.

To change it again, I just need to go back into preferences.

I've never had to restart the emulator to see the new font.

david

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message: 2
date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:50:29 -0700
from: x y<xy6581@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Favorite ACS 5250 font?

You had to get me going on this...to name a few besides the usual Consolas and :

Andale Mono
Monspaced
Noto Mono
Cousine
IBM Plex Mono
Input Mono
Jetbrains Mono
Menlo
Victor Mono (in RDI too)

YMMV as a function of your display's resolution and the size of your 5250 windows. In my 30" display, I snap-fit four windows with good 132-column resolution using Noto Mono. I change fonts like Elizabeth Taylor changes last names (Al Barsa stole that from me); it's a sickness.

I don't spend much time in the 80-column world; only IBM makes me go there <sigh>. The fonts above work fine in *DS3 mode but you'll want to experiment with *DS4 fonts to get the right look.

On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 8:43?AM Dan Bale<dan.bale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Had some laptop issues last week that mucked around with my external
monitor display settings. My 5250 font (IBM3270) looks like crap now.
Wondering if anyone found a font they really like that scales well
between
24x80 and 27x132.

- Dan Bale

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message: 3
date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:50:53 -0700
from: x y<xy6581@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Favorite ACS 5250 font?

+1

On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 9:03?AM John Yeung<gallium.arsenide@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Ah, this is a sensitive subject for me, because I put a huge premium
on the visual quality and legibility of my 5250 sessions (and anything
else I have to work with for long stretches at a time). And I have
apparently weird tastes, and my eyes seem to work differently than
many if not most other folks. I've literally never seen anyone else
with a setup like mine. (And I don't think I've ever even *heard* of
anyone that does what I do.)

That being said, I do have a recommendation, which I think should work
for most people, even with "conventional" setups (and eyes): JetBrains
Mono. I use that for both my 5250 sessions (in ACS) and VS Code.

John Y.
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message: 4
date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:52:16 -0500
from: David Gibbs via MIDRANGE-L<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Favorite ACS 5250 font?

On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 12:31?PM Dan Bale<dan.bale@primetherapeuticscom> wrote:

Do you do this via the Communication menu, Configure, Font (under Screen)?
If I change the font and click OK, I'll get "ACS0021 - The profile
will change and end the current session communication if you proceed. Are you sure?"
As far as I can remember, it has always had this behavior.

I use Edit -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Font

Change takes effect as soon as I click OK. No restart required.

david
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