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The !helpfont Command: Set Help Font

Syntax: !helpfont fontfamily-size
This specifies the default proportional font family used in HTML viewer (help) windows, and applies to Unix/Linux/OS X releases only. Under Microsoft Windows, this command does nothing. This is the font used to render most text in the help windows.

If no argument is given, the font reverts to the internal default.

If the distribution uses the GTK1 toolkit (if the Font Selection panel has a Filter page tab, GTK1 is being used) the fontfamily-size is the X Library Font Descriptor font family name with ``-size'' appended, where size is the base pixel size. The internal default is ``adobe-times-normal-p-14''.

If the distribution uses the GTK2 toolkit, the fontfamily-size is given as a face name, followed by white space, followed by the base pixel size. The internal default is ``Sans 9''.

This command has limited value, as the fonts are most conveniently set with the Font Selection panel available in the Attributes Menu and from the help windows.


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Stephen R. Whiteley 2012-04-01