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Posted to derby-user@db.apache.org by Susan Cline <ho...@pacbell.net> on 2006/03/02 22:43:40 UTC

Font size for the derby tutorial is small ... is there a way to increase it?

Hi,

Other than using the browser settings, is there a way in forrest to increase the font size 
of the code block sections in:

http://db.apache.org/derby/papers/DerbyTut/ij_intro.html

I'd like to do something in forrest with code blocks using this as a template, but the font is too
small for my eyes : <

Thanks,

Susan

Re: Font size for the derby tutorial is small ... is there a way to increase it?

Posted by "Jean T. Anderson" <jt...@bristowhill.com>.
Susan Cline wrote:
> --- "Jean T. Anderson" <jt...@bristowhill.com> wrote:
>>Jean T. Anderson wrote:
>>>Susan Cline wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>Other than using the browser settings, is there a way in forrest to increase the font size 
>>>>of the code block sections in:
>>>>
>>>>http://db.apache.org/derby/papers/DerbyTut/ij_intro.html
> 
> [snip]
> 
>>Try it now and see how you like it -- you may need to reload the page in
>>your browser.
>> ...
> 
> Thanks Jean!  I feel like I just got glasses :-)

lol! I'm unusually the one who needs the eyes checked!

> If I would like to add a new style to the forrest skinconf.xml, is it okay to do so?  I'm not sure
> I'll need it now, but just wanted to know for general reference.

sure, but let's coordinate changes to the skinconf.xml on derby-dev.

 -jean


Re: Font size for the derby tutorial is small ... is there a way to increase it?

Posted by Susan Cline <ho...@pacbell.net>.
--- "Jean T. Anderson" <jt...@bristowhill.com> wrote:
> Jean T. Anderson wrote:
> > Susan Cline wrote:
> > 
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>Other than using the browser settings, is there a way in forrest to increase the font size 
> >>of the code block sections in:
> >>
> >>http://db.apache.org/derby/papers/DerbyTut/ij_intro.html

[snip]
> 
> Try it now and see how you like it -- you may need to reload the page in
> your browser.
> 
> incidently, this is one of those things that is really trivial to change.
> 
> -jean
> 
> 
> > The longer answer ... I didn't like the forrest-provided <source> style
> > for the DerbyTut because it didn't have enough contrast with the
> > surrounding text. So I added a "code-block" style to the forrest
> > skinconf.xml:
> > 
> >     p.code-block {
> >       margin-left: 2em;
> >       padding: .5em;
> >       background-color: #f0f0f0;
> >       font-family: Monospace, Courier;
> >       font-size: smaller;
> >       white-space:pre;
> >     }
> > 
> > You use the code-block style like this in the source xml:
> > 
> >   <p class="code-block">create table derbyDB(num int, addr varchar(40));
> >   insert into derbyDB values (1956,'Webster St.');
> >   select * from derbyDb;
> >   </p>
[snip] 
> >  -jean

Thanks Jean!  I feel like I just got glasses :-)

If I would like to add a new style to the forrest skinconf.xml, is it okay to do so?  I'm not sure
I'll need it now, but just wanted to know for general reference.

Susan


Re: Font size for the derby tutorial is small ... is there a way to increase it?

Posted by "Jean T. Anderson" <jt...@bristowhill.com>.
Jean T. Anderson wrote:
> Susan Cline wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>Other than using the browser settings, is there a way in forrest to increase the font size 
>>of the code block sections in:
>>
>>http://db.apache.org/derby/papers/DerbyTut/ij_intro.html
>>
>>I'd like to do something in forrest with code blocks using this as a template, but the font is too
>>small for my eyes : <
> 
> 
> The quick answer is yes, I can increase that font size.
>

Try it now and see how you like it -- you may need to reload the page in
your browser.

incidently, this is one of those things that is really trivial to change.

-jean


> The longer answer ... I didn't like the forrest-provided <source> style
> for the DerbyTut because it didn't have enough contrast with the
> surrounding text. So I added a "code-block" style to the forrest
> skinconf.xml:
> 
>     p.code-block {
>       margin-left: 2em;
>       padding: .5em;
>       background-color: #f0f0f0;
>       font-family: Monospace, Courier;
>       font-size: smaller;
>       white-space:pre;
>     }
> 
> You use the code-block style like this in the source xml:
> 
>   <p class="code-block">create table derbyDB(num int, addr varchar(40));
>   insert into derbyDB values (1956,'Webster St.');
>   select * from derbyDb;
>   </p>
> 
> I can remove that "font-size: smaller;" line -- I agree the font is
> really small, and especially so if you set your browser font to small.
> 
> I'll also add a note about the code-block style to
> http://db.apache.org/derby/papers/derby_web.html .
> 
>  -jean


Re: Font size for the derby tutorial is small ... is there a way to increase it?

Posted by "Jean T. Anderson" <jt...@bristowhill.com>.
Susan Cline wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Other than using the browser settings, is there a way in forrest to increase the font size 
> of the code block sections in:
> 
> http://db.apache.org/derby/papers/DerbyTut/ij_intro.html
> 
> I'd like to do something in forrest with code blocks using this as a template, but the font is too
> small for my eyes : <

The quick answer is yes, I can increase that font size.

The longer answer ... I didn't like the forrest-provided <source> style
for the DerbyTut because it didn't have enough contrast with the
surrounding text. So I added a "code-block" style to the forrest
skinconf.xml:

    p.code-block {
      margin-left: 2em;
      padding: .5em;
      background-color: #f0f0f0;
      font-family: Monospace, Courier;
      font-size: smaller;
      white-space:pre;
    }

You use the code-block style like this in the source xml:

  <p class="code-block">create table derbyDB(num int, addr varchar(40));
  insert into derbyDB values (1956,'Webster St.');
  select * from derbyDb;
  </p>

I can remove that "font-size: smaller;" line -- I agree the font is
really small, and especially so if you set your browser font to small.

I'll also add a note about the code-block style to
http://db.apache.org/derby/papers/derby_web.html .

 -jean