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

Vern, I can confirm that changing at the Edit ==> Preferences ==>
Appearance ==> Font is a permanent change.

I restarted my laptop this morning and the changed font was still in use
and I did not change any hod files/configs.

Cheers
Don

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Vern
Hamberg via MIDRANGE-L
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Subject: Re: Favorite ACS 5250 font?

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.

*Regards*

*Vern Hamberg*

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(COMMON Americas Advisory Council) IBM Influencer 2023

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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