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StarBlue

Aug 28, 2012 at 10:35 AM

Hi,

I am doing a WPF (.NET 4.0) C# program. I have a TextBox that I am using Lucida Console font because I need a monospace font. However when I compile, the font shows up as proportionally spaced; it is Lucida Console but spacing it horrible. I have looked for a property but I am not seeing anything obvious. I know of the Bold and Regular issues but all of the text is Regular, nothing else.

Any idea's? Thanks
Jhan
kettch

Aug 28, 2012 at 10:55 AM

@StarBlue: Not sure. I just built a test project and I can't repro it. 7 or XP?
StarBlue

Aug 28, 2012 at 11:37 AM

@kettch:Windows XP, will try 7.

Aug 28, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Can't repro it in VS2010, WinXP.

<Window x:Class="MainWindow"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
    <Grid>
        <TextBox FontFamily="Lucida Console" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
    </Grid>
</Window>

evildictaitor I'll live forever, or die trying!

Aug 28, 2012 at 11:55 AM

Isn't Lucida part of the Windows7 family of fonts?
vesuvius Count Orlock

Aug 28, 2012 at 11:55 AM

Try a Windows forms textbox
blowdart Peek-a-boo

Aug 28, 2012 at 12:12 PM

15 minutes ago, evildictaitor wrote
Isn't Lucida part of the Windows7 family of fonts?
No, it was there in XP. It was there in 95 if you had the Plus Pack installed

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?fmid=1262
cbae

Aug 28, 2012 at 4:32 PM

Lucida console is not a monospace typeface. Nothing about it being monospace here:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=18
Try Consolas.
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=300
DCMonkey What?!?

Aug 28, 2012 at 4:41 PM

52 seconds ago, cbae wrote
Lucida console is not a monospace typeface.
Yes it is
WWW WW WW
PS: That would have been funnier if the c9 editor didn't strip out my styling
cbae

Aug 28, 2012 at 4:43 PM

34 seconds ago, DCMonkey wrote
*snip*
Yes it is
WWW WW WW

It's a Monotype typeface, but not a monospace typeface.
cbae

Aug 28, 2012 at 4:51 PM

If you're dead set on Lucida, try Lucida Sans Typewriter:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=174
blowdart Peek-a-boo

Aug 28, 2012 at 5:55 PM

1 hour ago, cbae wrote
*snip*

It's a Monotype typeface, but not a monospace typeface.

Ummm, no, it really is a monospace typeface.
cbae

Aug 28, 2012 at 6:41 PM

33 minutes ago, blowdart wrote
*snip*

Ummm, no, it really is a monospace typeface.
One would think it is, but this list (http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx) gives the impression that it's not. All of these descriptions mention either "monospace" or "fixed pitch":
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=11
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=300
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=10
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=174
but the description for Lucida Console mentions neither:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=18
blowdart Peek-a-boo

Aug 28, 2012 at 6:43 PM

1 minute ago, cbae wrote
*snip*
One would think it is, but this list (http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx) gives the impression that it's not. All of these descriptions mention either "monospace" or "fixed pitch":
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=11
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=300
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=10
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=174
but the description for Lucida Console mentions neither:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=18

Wikipedia mentions it specifically as monospaced (well a version of a monospace). And of course there's the fact that it's the command prompt font, and that most certainly is monospaced.
Plus the sample graphics ,,,
cbae

Aug 28, 2012 at 6:52 PM

FWIW, it looks monospace on my machine:
@StarBlue: Maybe you can post a screenshot of your application. I'm curious to see what it looks like.

blowdart Peek-a-boo

Aug 28, 2012 at 6:55 PM

Let's do it the codey way Smiley

foreach(FontFamily ff inSystem.Drawing.FontFamily.Families)
{
    if(ff.IsStyleAvailable(FontStyle.Regular))
    {
        Font font =newFont(ff,10);
        LOGFONT lf =new LOGFONT();
        font.ToLogFont(lf);
        if(lf.lfPitchAndFamily ^1)
        {
            // Winner
        }
    }
}

cbae

Aug 28, 2012 at 7:04 PM

@blowdart: Why do you hate implicit typing?
blowdart Peek-a-boo

Aug 28, 2012 at 7:12 PM

5 minutes ago, cbae wrote
@blowdart: Why do you hate implicit typing?
Heh. Yea, you're right, I generally do. So it's ok, in my mind, if you can work out what the type is from the line of code - so I'd be ok with var font = new Font(); however var font = GimmieThatThingyFromThatFunction() oh no ...

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