1.8.9 new font

[191919]

1.8.9 changed font for list windows, but I don't like it. Is it possible to change it back (even by a hidden plist setting)?

Thank you.

[JD]

The listing font is the font specified by the OS, and previously I was incorrectly using the API to set the font+size which resulted in some rendering issues on Chinese systems.

The 1.8.9 version corrects that, but there's no way to get the old way back I'm afraid.

What don't you like about it? If there's a good reason maybe I can do something.

[191919]

I like the Finder's font setting: Lucida Grande 12. But in Yummy FTP 1.8.9, the font looks weird, it looks like Arial in Windows.

[JD]

I will investigate further, but one thing to note is that the default size in Yummy is 11pt.

Certainly, I don't specify any particular font : the API I use says 'use the system listings font'. The only custom part is the size, so see if 12pt makes you happy (you can set the size in the Preferences).

So, previous to v1.8.9 you're saying the font matched the Finder? I'm not sure it did, but you can check v1.8.8 here :

http://www.yummysoftware.com/archive

[JD]

I've made a modification for the next release which will fix up this issue. Sorry for the trouble.

[ljmac]

Is there really an issue? Personally I like the new look - I think it's just one of those things you get used to.

[JD]

Yes and no

The original purpose of the change was to fix a definite rendering problem on Chinese systems. It did fix that, but had the side effect of changing the font appearance subtly for non-Chinese systems too, which I didn't mind and actually quite liked.

Unfortunately, the new font renders really badly on non-Chinese systems when the font smoothing size limit was set quite high. And also, the new font is slightly taller, which means less items can be seen in each listing simultaneously.

So, it's best to set the new font only for the target of the original fix : Chinese systems. That's what the new version does, so the original font will come back for non-Chinese systems.