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Larger font?
« on: November 15, 2009, 01:38 »
I'm enjoying DoomRL more than I ever enjoyed Doom*, but I'm starting to get eyestrain from staring at the tiny screen. Is there a parameter I can add to the .bat to make the console window use a larger font?
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2009, 02:58 »
Alternatively: go fullscreen.
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2009, 05:03 »
Quote from: UnderAPaleGreySky on November 15, 2009, 02:58
Alternatively: go fullscreen.
That's an option if you use WinXP or earlier. Cause in Vista and 7 for some reason you can't go fullscreen.
If you use Vista or 7: Run DoomRL, right-click the app in the taskbar, choose "Properties", go to tab "Font Type", and there you can make the font larger. Not fullscreen, but at least larger.
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2009, 21:46 »
Vista? 7? Bah, XP for the win. :P
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2009, 03:48 »
Thanks, I suggest adding this bit of advice to the manual.
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2009, 05:36 »
Quote from: Mrazerty on November 15, 2009, 05:03
That's an option if you use WinXP or earlier. Cause in Vista and 7 for some reason you can't go fullscreen.
If you use Vista or 7: Run DoomRL, right-click the app in the taskbar, choose "Properties", go to tab "Font Type", and there you can make the font larger. Not fullscreen, but at least larger.
Quote from: Catinthewall on November 16, 2009, 03:48
Thanks, I suggest adding this bit of advice to the manual.
Kornel? Perhaps this can happen?
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2009, 08:55 »
Quote from: UnderAPaleGreySky on November 15, 2009, 21:46
Vista? 7? Bah, XP for the win. :P
Absolutely true. But can I help it Vista was preinstalled on my computer? xP
But indeed I can agree if SmileyCentral wouldn't have ruined my old computer I'd have stayed with that...
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2009, 14:35 »
If you're really desperate change to a lower screen resolution so the pixels get bigger :)
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2009, 21:43 »
Quote from: Mrazerty on November 16, 2009, 08:55
Absolutely true. But can I help it Vista was preinstalled on my computer? xP
But indeed I can agree if SmileyCentral wouldn't have ruined my old computer I'd have stayed with that...
Pre-installed Vista... *shudders*
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2009, 08:09 »
I've had the same thing. Although I'm not actually bothered by Vista generally, I just get irked that some stuff doesn't work properly on it.
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2009, 08:56 »
Vista is Win7, only not finished yet cause MS needed money. Period :P
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2009, 21:21 »
Well played :P
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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2009, 10:02 »
Quote from: Mrazerty on November 17, 2009, 08:56
Vista is Win7, only not finished yet cause MS needed money. Period :P

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Re: Larger font?
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2009, 18:56 »
In Vista - just make a shortcut, edit shortcut properties, and change the screen font to something a bit more readable...
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