[bd-users] Fonts in the OS X version

[John Bell]

Hi DM,

I'm using OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard. My Java version is 6, 64-bit. The  
font smoothing is set, and this particular problem only occurs in BD.

I had tried your other suggestions before mailing, but the issue in  
general still occurs. It's really not a huge deal - the font is  
readable, it's just not as nice-looking as it should be. :) Thanks for  
your suggestions.

Peace to you,
John

On Oct 6, 2009, at 8:19 AM, DM Smith wrote:

>
> On Oct 6, 2009, at 12:44 AM, John Bell wrote:
>
>> I've noticed a little oddity when using the OS X version of Bible  
>> Desktop. Whenever I launch, the fonts are nice and smooth OS X  
>> versions of the font I've selected, but once I do anything, the  
>> fonts become unsmoothed. I have font smoothing selected in the  
>> preferences.
>>
>> There will be selected words and phrases that are still smooth,  
>> with no seeming rhyme or reason. This sometimes does and does not  
>> apply to the books section on the right.
>>
>> Any idea what's up with this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John
>
> John,
> I'm not seeing that now but I had seen it before.
>
> Which version of OSX are you running? And what is your default  
> version of Java? You can get the default version at Applications ->  
> Utilities -> Java Preferences. If should be the latest and greatest,  
> highest numbered. If you are running Tiger, it should be Java 5 (aka  
> Java 1.5). On Leopard, it should be Java 6 if you have a Core 2 Duo,  
> otherwise it should be Java 5. On Snow Leopard, you can use either  
> the 64 bit or the 32 bit. I'm using the 64-bit. If you are running  
> Panther, you don't have a lot of choice (use Java 1.4.x) and it will  
> not look as good as under more recent OSX.
>
> On the Mac in general you can change the settings for Font smoothing  
> at System Preferences -> Appearance (I think this location is the  
> same on all OSX from Panther onward). There is a checkbox for LCD  
> font smoothing and a minimum size. Remember your settings, but try  
> playing with it to see if it helps.
>
> In BibleDesktop there are a couple of things to try. In Preferences - 
> > Bible Display try the Font Smoothing settings. Try both ways and  
> see if it makes any differences. This is a "hint" and it may not  
> make a difference.
>
> The other thing you can do is change the font for display. There are  
> several types of fonts and each font comes in several native sizes.  
> If a size is chosen that is not the native, OSX will scale it and  
> sometimes the results are not pretty. You can try a different font  
> and/or a different font size.
> This is done in several locations.
> Preferences -> Bible Display -> Select Font
> 	This affects the display of the display of Bibles, Commentaries and  
> Dictionaries.
>
> Preferences -> Application -> General Font
> 	This affects the display of the entire application. Setting it to  
> Dialog/12, the default will restore the application to it's original  
> state. I don't suggest changing this setting. It is there for the  
> Persian translation of Bible Desktop as the default font is  
> unreadable and too small.
>
> You can also set the font on a per book or per language basis. (This  
> is not documented in the manual) This is especially useful for non- 
> European scripts such as Hebrew and Greek.
> 	Tools -> Books -> Installed Books
> 	Select a book or a language and click on Font.
>
> Hopefully one of these will help. Let me know.
>
> In Him,
> 	DM