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Dear Patrick, If these are fronts coming from the "Data Chooser", "Fronts" node, there unfortunately may be no way to customize these fronts/lows/highs. We will have to put this feature on our TODO list. If these are fronts/lows/highs that were added via the "Drawing Control", you can customize them with in the "Style" tab of the drawing control. Best Wishes, Unidata IDV Support > Full Name: Patrick Barrett > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) > Package Version: 4.0u1 build date:2013-03-29 18:10 UTC > Operating System: Mac OS X > Hardware: Java: home: > /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home version: > 1.6.0_43 j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > Description of problem: With the IDV front display is there a way to decrease > the font size. I'm looking at the proposed locations of fronts/lows/highighs > along with satellite imagery and synoptic data in an attempt to show the > benefits of the IDV regarding the synoptic operations of my institution. > However, the fronts are too big and I have to be zooming in inorder to see > the data, need to decrese the front size, thanks in advance.. > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: JXX-784911 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed