I can change the editor font in RAD Studio 2009 under the [Tools][Options] Editor Options/Display settings form, but the list of fonts is very limited and does not show all the installed fonts. Is there any way to add fonts to the selection ?
There is a work around by setting the font name in the registry, under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CodeGear\BDS\6.0\Editor\Options].
You can only select fixed width fonts, so yes it is limited. A good resource for some fonts to try is available at Hivelogic.
Fonts are fixed width.
I have good experience with these fonts:
Courier New (default)
Consolas
Lucida Console
The last two are also great alternatives for Console fonts.
--jeroen
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Embarcadero provided syntax highlighting in the FireDAC SQL editor with the current Delphi 11.2 version. I am using Delphi 11.2 Professional on an HP Spectre x360 with a 4K display. The font size in the editor is tiny, and I can't find anything in the Options settings to change it. Can the font size for this editor be changed, and if it can, where can I find the setting?
I'm using C++ Builder 2010 and for some odd reason today when I opened my project all the non english font(aka korean font) turned into a box and when I try to retype them it still comes out as a box. I was wonder if anyone knows how to fix this
The box indicates that the text encoding is understood, but the font has no glyph for this particular character. You need a font that has support for the characters that you use.
The font used in the IDE's editor windows is specified in your preferences under: Tools > Options > Editor Options > Display.
You need to choose a font that supports the language in your code. It sounds like you did that once but somehow the setting has got lost, or perhaps the installed font has been modified.
Am developing a Delphi firemonkey desktop application with XE5.
I use Unicode characters to localize the application (Asian language call Sinhala).
Everything is perfect with windows 7 (We haven't tested it with Vista). But when we test it with windows XP, it display every character as a box (except in title bar).
What is the problem? Is delphi firemonkey support unicode in XP?
Is there any way to get it display correctly on XP?
(This happens only with firemonkey, everything is OK with VCL. Since am going to make it support for MAC, I have to use firemonkey.)
AFAIK FireMonkey does not implement the so-called Font fall-back mechanism. It does not use the Uniscribe API.
I suspect the font you are using (e.g. Tahoma) does not contain the needed characters in XP - whereas the TTF file included with Seven/Vista does contain them. So FireMonkey is not able to display the text as expected in XP.
Change the font to one having all needed glyphs. You may have "Arial Unicode MS" available, even on XP, if you have MSOffice installed.
By default, the VCL renderer uses the ExtTextOut GDI API which does implement font fall-back, so it automagically searches the installed fonts for the missing glyphs.
To properly use/display Unicode the OS has to support unicode strings and you have to have fonts installed that can display the Unicode characters. Since their are 65000+ characters not all font manufacturers include every Unicode character.
I think the FireMonkey app uses a font that does not contain Sinhala characters. Play with the font used by the app.
If you need a Sinhala font, the wonderful Alan Wood’s Unicode Resources has a section Large, multi-script Unicode fonts for Windows computers. The South Asian font page names several fonts you can try.
Alternatively, Googing "sinhala unicode font" will also give you plenty of suggestions.
I have checked all these suggestions - but there is no useful turnout of my problem. I have found out the following facts.
Changing the font to Arial MS Unicode or replacing Tahoma with a TTF file from Windows 7 doesn’t work.
Changing the font to “Iskole Pota”, a font which support Sinhala Unicode symbols , solved the problem for TEdit component.
All the components which are descendents of TTextControl don’t work with “Iskole Potha” solution.
I have further noticed that changing the font to something like “Wingdings” for TTextControl descendants don’t show appropriate symbols either. They still show English.
Does anybody knows a way to change the font size of the editor tabs in Delphi 2010 IDE?
With my 1080p 22' monitor the font is too small to read and it causes pain in the eyes.
Some notes
It doesn't respect the system's DPI settings so changing that system setting doesn't help, moreover, I'm using 140% DPI already now, and it's Win7.
I couldn't find any existing 3rd party tools to tweak that.
I'll be willing to write an IDE expert to fix that problem if I know how to do it...
There is not an option to change the font size of these elements, but as you say this can be done writting an expert. Some time ago I started to write an Delphi IDE Expert (This project is not finished yet) which allow you to change the apparence of the Delphi IDE (here you can found the Source Code) , try using some of the code of this project to write your own. Check this image which shows the result of modify the code of the project to increase the font of the TIDEGradientTabSet.
I was wondering if someone could post a Delphi IDE editor color scheme, rather than the ones that come with Delphi. I am getting tired of this white/black color and i am searching for good examples on the internet, but i have found nothing so far. Does anyone can post a .reg (delphi stores the ide color in Registry) and a screenshot of delphi IDE so a can copy it?
Try the Delphi IDE Theme Editor.
Blog of the Delphi IDE Theme Editor.
Code google site
Check this entry blog Editor Theme for Delphi IDE. here you can find a collection of reg. files to apply this theme (Dark Theme) to the Delphi IDE. also you can modify the reg file to create your own theme.
White/black? You mean you don't use TP colors? (tools->editor options->Classic) Modernist heresy!
I just love my color scheme and have shared this colors years ago in a Delphi newsgroup. It is important turn on the ClearType font smoothing and use a font like BitStream Vera Sans Mono, it is a perfect font for a dark background.
EDIT:
Reg file is here: http://www.mediafire.com/?g3ufaua1b07lbw5
Larger pictore of ide: http://www.mediafire.com/?vf1vs5ja6myf37m
It is not a reg scheme, but as no one talked about it yet...
I use CnPack CnWizards.That add some colors to your code, including making 'begin ... end's much more clear by a line that bound them both.
Till the Black/white(or blue) looks better. :)
I'm a new user of it, but I think that you will probably love that in combination with RRUZ application. Regards,