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   Jim Hargan to Kenneth   
   Re: P9 Fonts in display...?   
   11 Jul 08 08:04:33   
   
   From: contact@harganonline.com   
      
   The problem is a bug that occurs whenever you set the zoom to "Best Fit"   
   (and possibly other settings as well -- don't know). You need to set all   
   your forms' zoom to 100%, and design them for the screen size you are   
   using.   
      
   --   
   Jim Hargan   
      
   On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:39:20 -0400, Kenneth wrote:   
      
   > Howdy,   
   >   
   > If I use proportional fonts in P9, I find it a (modest)   
   > nuisance to see the characters "compressing" in memo fields   
   > to the left of the cursor as I type.   
   >   
   > So, I switched to a monospace font (Andale) for those   
   > fields.   
   >   
   > To my surprise, they display with the same problem (though   
   > somewhat diminished.)   
   >   
   > When I use Andale in MS Word, there is no display difficulty   
   > whatever. I can hold down any key, and there is no "packing"   
   > of the characters as the long string displays.   
   >   
   > Might you know why this is happening in Paradox (and is   
   > there anything I can do about it?)   
   >   
   > Many thanks,   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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