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[IDV #VRQ-565220]: IDV - display label font/colour

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  • Subject: [IDV #VRQ-565220]: IDV - display label font/colour
  • Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:32:49 -0600
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> Institution: EUMETSAT
> Package Version: 2.1b2
> Operating System: Windows XP
> Hardware Information: Java: home: C:\\Program Files\\IDV_2.1b2\\jre version: 
> 1.5.0_06 j3d:1.3.2 fcs (build12)
> Inquiry: Hi again
> 
> Back from Arabian climate It appears that in recent builds you have been 
> fiddling around with
> text fonts/colour.of the Display Label. I seem to remeber that we discussed
> that topic already weeks ago. From then I understand that the labels get 
> stacked (McIDAS)
> while changing colour for each new display. This is fine for many 
> applications.
> 
> However, every now and then I have coloured  imagery that happens to have
> similar colour as the label and it is hard to read the label. Wouldn't it be 
> possible to have
> an option where one could fix the label colour to one selectable colour for 
> all label creates i
> n the same window. And as we already discuss that, to change at least some 
> font
> characteristics like bolding.

Tomorrow's build will have the option for the user to set the Display List
properties (font, style, size and color).  You can set this globally or
for each individual display.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Don 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: VRQ-565220
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open