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From: betsyp@apollo.HP.COM (Betsy Perry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: font size in knowledge broaker (and other applications)
Message-ID: <466c31ed.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM>
Date: 24 Oct 89 17:54:00 GMT
References: <1989Oct19.184231.22051@quintro.uucp>
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Reply-To: betsyp@apollo.HP.COM (Betsy Perry)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Apollo Division - Chelmsford, MA
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In article <1989Oct19.184231.22051@quintro.uucp> reb@quintro.UUCP (Roger E. Benz) writes:
>We are currently looking at a beta version of knowledge broader and
>our first reaction is "The font size is too small".  Does anyone know
>how to change the font to a larger font?
>
[comments about other font problems deleted]
>
>FLAME ON
>A general comment I have about the font sizes used by Apollo is, "You
>guys must have great vision!"  The default fonts used are much too
>small and fine.  They are too hard to read and cause a lot more eye
>strain than necessary.
>FLAME OFF
>
>Could someone please comment on why Apollo uses such a small font.
>
>-- 
>Roger E. Benz		   Phone = (217) 223-3211
>Quintron Corporation	   Quincy, Il
>UUCP: tiamat!quintro!reb@uunet or quintro!reb@lll-winken 

You cannot change the fonts used by Knowledge Broker.  Knowledge Broker
does not format pages whenever they are requested; instead, it displays
pre-formatted page images, taken directly from the original book.  
Consequently, issues like font size and page layout are determined 
before a document is entered into Knowledge Broker.  We are working on
improving the readability of our documentation, both on paper and in 
Knowledge Broker.

Betsy Perry
Apollo Technical Publications


Betsy Perry                          betsyp@apollo.com
Apollo Division, Hewlett-Packard, Inc.
(her opinion doesn't matter, matter, matter, matter...)