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Hi.
I just upgraded to 2008. When I load my file the fonts appear different. When I dig into the details, the text in both versions is set to Verdana 10. In 4.5 the text is easily visible on the screen. In 2008 I can barely see it. What's going on?
Additionally, if I change the font in 2008 to 11 then run the preview, I see no discernible change in the font size.
It also appears that the spacing between lines has increased in 2008 so some fields look like they are now double spaced compared to what I saw in 4.5. But curiously enough, it's not all fields that are affected by this.
Will I have to redesign every model that I've built in 4.5 to get it to look appropriate in 2008? Please tell me there's an easier way to do this.
Thanks,
Janice

When I dig into the details, the text in both versions is set to Verdana 10. In 4.5 the text is easily visible on the screen. In 2008 I can barely see it.
I have both programs, also. On my machine, the text is approximately the same size in both. The 4.5 text seems to be thicker/bolded by default (bold in 4.5 is even more thick). 2008 seems to be using system fonts, whereas 4.5 seems to be using custom fonts.
<br>Additionally, if I change the font in 2008 to 11 then run the preview, I see no discernible change in the font size.
I tried that and saw a definite discernible difference. I could visually see the font increasing in pixel height. In preview, side by side, the 10 font was noticeably smaller than the 11. Fonts sometimes appear differently on different machines/screens, though.
<br>It also appears that the spacing between lines has increased in 2008 so some fields look like they are now double spaced compared to what I saw in 4.5. But curiously enough, it's not all fields that are affected by this.
I'm guessing you're using text components, like Labels? If so, this is a known bug. If you enter preview/swf runtime, you'll see that the double spacing disappears. The double spaces are only applied on the design canvas.

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