About the editor window (fonts and scrolling)

[Finny]

A)
I can wheel scroll in ANY other window of any app in Windows(xpsp2).
I can even use it in the file tree window of the editor, but not in the
code window.
Why?

B)
Courier is my favorite but I find it pale. There is no bold option. I
have courbd.ttf installed. It won't show up as a selection either.

I find both of these issues so strange as they would be so easy to
address.
Or would they?

any ideas?

[Chip Pearson]

It is a major design flaw that you can't use the wheel in the
editor. As a workaround, use FreeWheel
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...freewheel.html

For the font, try using Courier New.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com



"Finny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A)
> I can wheel scroll in ANY other window of any app in
> Windows(xpsp2).
> I can even use it in the file tree window of the editor, but
> not in the
> code window.
> Why?
>
> B)
> Courier is my favorite but I find it pale. There is no bold
> option. I
> have courbd.ttf installed. It won't show up as a selection
> either.
>
> I find both of these issues so strange as they would be so easy
> to
> address.
> Or would they?
>
> any ideas?
>

[Finny]

Thanks Chip,
Do you have freewheel working in winxp?

I meant Courier New. There is no bold option or selection.

As a workaround for that, I uninstalled cour.ttf.
Now bold shows up as a selection in the font list.

bizarre


Chip Pearson wrote:
> It is a major design flaw that you can't use the wheel in the
> editor. As a workaround, use FreeWheel
> http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...freewheel.html
>
> For the font, try using Courier New.
>
>
> --
> Cordially,
> Chip Pearson
> Microsoft MVP - Excel
> Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
> www.cpearson.com
>
>
>
> "Finny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > A)
> > I can wheel scroll in ANY other window of any app in
> > Windows(xpsp2).
> > I can even use it in the file tree window of the editor, but
> > not in the
> > code window.
> > Why?
> >
> > B)
> > Courier is my favorite but I find it pale. There is no bold
> > option. I
> > have courbd.ttf installed. It won't show up as a selection
> > either.
> >
> > I find both of these issues so strange as they would be so easy
> > to
> > address.
> > Or would they?
> >
> > any ideas?
> >

[Chip Pearson]

> Do you have freewheel working in winxp?

Yes, I have FreeWheel running in Windows XP Pro.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"Finny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks Chip,
> Do you have freewheel working in winxp?
>
> I meant Courier New. There is no bold option or selection.
>
> As a workaround for that, I uninstalled cour.ttf.
> Now bold shows up as a selection in the font list.
>
> bizarre
>
>
> Chip Pearson wrote:
>> It is a major design flaw that you can't use the wheel in the
>> editor. As a workaround, use FreeWheel
>> http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...freewheel.html
>>
>> For the font, try using Courier New.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cordially,
>> Chip Pearson
>> Microsoft MVP - Excel
>> Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
>> www.cpearson.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Finny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > A)
>> > I can wheel scroll in ANY other window of any app in
>> > Windows(xpsp2).
>> > I can even use it in the file tree window of the editor, but
>> > not in the
>> > code window.
>> > Why?
>> >
>> > B)
>> > Courier is my favorite but I find it pale. There is no bold
>> > option. I
>> > have courbd.ttf installed. It won't show up as a selection
>> > either.
>> >
>> > I find both of these issues so strange as they would be so
>> > easy
>> > to
>> > address.
>> > Or would they?
>> >
>> > any ideas?
>> >
>

[Finny]

Great.

I made a copy of courbd.ttf, renamed it (not the file name, the font),
and presto, I could choose between Courier New and Boldier New.



Chip Pearson wrote:
> > Do you have freewheel working in winxp?
>
> Yes, I have FreeWheel running in Windows XP Pro.
>
>
> --
> Cordially,
> Chip Pearson
> Microsoft MVP - Excel
> Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
> www.cpearson.com
>
>
> "Finny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Thanks Chip,
> > Do you have freewheel working in winxp?
> >
> > I meant Courier New. There is no bold option or selection.
> >
> > As a workaround for that, I uninstalled cour.ttf.
> > Now bold shows up as a selection in the font list.
> >
> > bizarre
> >
> >
> > Chip Pearson wrote:
> >> It is a major design flaw that you can't use the wheel in the
> >> editor. As a workaround, use FreeWheel
> >> http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...freewheel.html
> >>
> >> For the font, try using Courier New.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cordially,
> >> Chip Pearson
> >> Microsoft MVP - Excel
> >> Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
> >> www.cpearson.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Finny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> news:[email protected]...
> >> > A)
> >> > I can wheel scroll in ANY other window of any app in
> >> > Windows(xpsp2).
> >> > I can even use it in the file tree window of the editor, but
> >> > not in the
> >> > code window.
> >> > Why?
> >> >
> >> > B)
> >> > Courier is my favorite but I find it pale. There is no bold
> >> > option. I
> >> > have courbd.ttf installed. It won't show up as a selection
> >> > either.
> >> >
> >> > I find both of these issues so strange as they would be so
> >> > easy
> >> > to
> >> > address.
> >> > Or would they?
> >> >
> >> > any ideas?
> >> >
> >