Discoverer Viewer Graph Size problem

Hi all,
We are facing a problem with the graph size in discoverer viewer. The size which is seen in Plus is different in viewer (which is very very small) and is not presentable. Is there any special setting required in Application Server or any parameters that are required to be setup?
Thanks...
Regards
Ozy
Edited by: Ozy on Oct 1, 2009 3:40 AM

Hi Ozy, I haven't tried this fix but try looking in the pref.txt file which is in the in the Oracle home for your middle tier. You may find it at this location:
$ORACLE_HOME\Discoverer\util,
According to Michael Armstrong-Smith of ascbi.com:
+"There is a known Java bug (or unwanted feature depending on how you look at it) that causes a worksheet's results to display in a different font in Plus and Viewer and the chart size may have a similar fix...+
+After you save the pref.txt you will need to apply your preferences by executing applyprefences.sh (if running on Linux or Unix) or running applyprefences.bat (if running on Windows). The applyprefences file can be found in the same folder where pref.txt resides. A sort of one stop shopping...+
+Having changed and applied your preferences you need to stop and restart the Discoverer middle tier. "+
The full explanation of this possible fix can be found on Michael's blog here: learndiscoverer.blogspot.com

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