Allow Custom Font Settings on SQL Dev

Hi,
Well this is just simply a polite bump on my request.
I had posted on the forum about setting font on various SQL Dev component more that two years ago.
2.1.1 UI : Inconsistency Fonts setting on SQL Dev
And put on Exchange here :
https://apex.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=43135:7:242850196580001::NO:RP,7:P7_ID:23701
Well, to be honest, it seems although each released of SQL Dev introduced new feature, many of the users requested features on Exchange are simply neglected.
Quite sad though, as the Exchange should be considered as the main customers wish to see on the next version.
I just curious to know which any of the top 20 of the request marked as implemented on this SQL Dev 3.2?
Even for this request status is Open for more than two years, and not even a single comment from the team.
Perhaps they don't even care to read the Exchange though.
And this new 3.2 coming out without early adopter release as it used to be.
Well, for the bugs (or missed bugs) I've seen from some of the posts here, would simply have to wait another 6 months from now.
What a waste....
What I've seen is this long cycle issue has caused lots of retiring 'used-to-be-active' users.
To put on weight for my request,
Isn't it funny that you cannot distinguish the query result grid between 'Oracle' and '0racle' from this 0racle's tool (or was it Oracle's)?
Regards,
Buntoro

Hi,
In User Interface perspective, mostly stands for, What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG).
Maybe that's what Sven's referring to, and that's one of the reason I started this thread.
Let's just wait for the team to decide the broad range of Font settings which are customizable, perhaps including Edit dialog as one of the customizable. And let the forums to give their opinion.
Regards,
Buntoro

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