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Text Font and Size

Started by Kevin, May 08, 2010, 10:27:54 AM

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Kevin

Hi Guys,

I am trying to increase the size of some of my Text and find that the Font and Size option is grayed out. I know I can do this as I have different sizes already on the layout.

Is there something I have missed somewhere?

I am on version 4.4.1

Regards

Kevin

David

Could it be that your AnyRail window is so small that you need to use the little down arrow in the 'Text' tab to see the options?

In that case the font and size functions are accidentally grayed out. This will be fixed in the next release.

Widen the AnyRail window to work around this bug.

David.
David Hoogvorst. Founder and Owner of DRail Software. Creator of AnyRail.

Kevin

I have dual 19" screens. I widened the AR app to full width and increased my zoom on the layout.

Still no joy.

Kevin

santerdam

Did you select a text ?

Sander

David

Hi Kevin,

Could you please send us your plan file and point out which texts you've selected and want to change?

Thanks a lot in advance,

David.
David Hoogvorst. Founder and Owner of DRail Software. Creator of AnyRail.

Kevin

Sorry for the delay, I've been away.

I attach a copy of the existing plan. You will see a main heading in large text and a number of others in small text. I can't change the size of any of the text.

The layout is still work in progress but a lot of it is built.

Kevin

David

Hi Kevin,

Very strange. Here it works fine with your layout.

Are any of the other controls grayed out as well?

What version of Windows are you using?

David.
David Hoogvorst. Founder and Owner of DRail Software. Creator of AnyRail.

santerdam

No problem here in changing the font and size.

- left-click on the text "layout live"
- the text is selected and the Ribbon changes to the text settings
-- if the Ribbon is not visible, click on the tab "text"
- in the Ribbon you can change font and size

I don't understand your problem.

Sander

[edit]David already replied

Kevin

I am currently on version 4.4.1

I can see the Texts menu bar when I select a piece of text but it is only the Font Face and Size that is grayed out.

I will try and de-install and re-install to see what happens.

Kevin

David

Hi Kevin,

What's your Windows version?

David.
David Hoogvorst. Founder and Owner of DRail Software. Creator of AnyRail.

Kevin

Main machine is XP SP3.

Just tried it on the Laptop with Windows 7 and it has the same problem.

When I uninstalled I noticed that there was 2 versions in the Add/Remove Programs control panel. I removed both, re-booted, download the version from this site and re-installed.

Still the same.

Do you have any registry settings that may not have been cleared/reset?

Also tried creating a new blank document with just text and it gave me the same problem.

Strange one this.

Kevin

David

Very strange indeed. It's not that I don't believe you ;), but could you make a screenshot? It might hold a clue.

(Ctrl-PrtScn to make the screenshot, and Ctrl-V in Paint to paste and save it.)

David.
David Hoogvorst. Founder and Owner of DRail Software. Creator of AnyRail.

Kevin

Found out what it is.

I have all the Ribbon bars minimised, so when I clicked on a piece of text and then clicked the Text Bar, the Font details show as greyed out.

However, when I maximise the Ribbon Bar, the Font details are not greyed out.

Problem solved.

I'll try and remember that if I find anything else greyed out.

Thanks for your time.

Kevin

David

Hi Kevin. Aha! Glad you found it.

This problem is already solved for the next release. I'm sorry it did not spring to mind any sooner.

David.
David Hoogvorst. Founder and Owner of DRail Software. Creator of AnyRail.

David

This bug is fixed in version 4.5.3.

David.
David Hoogvorst. Founder and Owner of DRail Software. Creator of AnyRail.