Extra! enables you to change the display session font in the following ways:
edit the display font
edit the point size
adjust margin width
automatically resize the display session window to best fit around the text once a font is selected
exclude incompatible aspect ratio fonts
scale raster fonts
The 3270 Settings - Font General Page
Use this page to customize the font displayed in your display session window. The following section describes the fields within this dialog box.
Table 3-14
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Setting |
Description |
|---|---|
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Font |
Displays a list of the available fonts from which to select for your display session window. Your display session appears in the font you select. |
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Size |
Displays a list of available point sizes for the font you have selected. The default point size for each font is AUTO which automatically selects the most appropriate font size to fit your display session window. |
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Margins |
Select either Wide or Narrow to adjust the margin width in your display session window. Select Wide to use a wide margin setting where characters are centered in your display window. Select Narrow to reduce extra margin spacing around the text by expanding characters and distributing them using the entire window area. This makes text more readable. |
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Wide |
Uses a wide margin setting where characters are centered in your display window. |
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Narrow |
Reduces extra margin spacing around the text by expanding characters and distributing them using the entire window area. This makes text more readable. |
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None |
Removes the margin and expands characters over the entire window area. |
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Autosize Window to Font Size |
Resizes the display session window automatically based on the font size being used. This reduces empty space around the text. |
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Advanced |
Offers the options to exclude incompatible aspect ratio fonts and allow raster font scaling. |
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Exclude Incompatible Aspect Ratio Fonts |
Excludes fonts with incompatible aspect ratios (the normal height-to-width relationship of the characters). Some scaleable fonts have an unusually large or small number of characters per inch because the image of each character is stretched or squeezed horizontally. Because this stretching and squeezing can make a scaleable font less attractive, selecting this option will allow Extra! to only use fonts that are readable. |
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Allow Raster Font Scaling |
When selected, raster fonts can be scaled. Raster fonts are fonts that are stored as bitmaps. |
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Sample |
Displays an example of the font in the size you have selected. |
To change 3270 font, point size, and margins
From the Edit or Options menu, choose Settings.
From the Categories List, select Font.
On the General page, choose from the font, size, margin and advanced options:
You can preview your selection in the Sample box.
Choose the OK or Apply button.