Font change? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

15th May 2015, 2:56 pm

The font looks different today, is it me (you never know what updates do to your computer) or has there been a change.

Humber888 · 15th May 2015, 3:05 pm

Nothing obviously different here.

Mike

Dave Moll · 15th May 2015, 3:51 pm

I think it must be at your end. The text here looks the same to me as it always has.

Station X · 15th May 2015, 4:44 pm

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Originally Posted by merlinmaxwell

The font looks different today, is it me (you never know what updates do to your computer) or has there been a change.

At the risk of teaching my grandmother to suck eggs, have you perhaps inadvertently changed the font size? Press the CONTOL and ZERO (0) keys at the same time to restore it.

15th May 2015, 5:45 pm

I haven't changed the size, the CTRL ZERO trick is new to me and remembered! Seems to be that Chrome has decided a more 'Apple' like font is what the users want, it is my end.

paulsherwin · 15th May 2015, 7:35 pm

The forum software hasn't changed.

Most websites don't tightly specify a given font to use - this is bad practice and causes compatability problems. Instead they specify basic font metrics and allow the browser to select the most appropriate font from the choices available. It's normal for sites to look slightly different with different browsers and OSs. Sometimes a new version of a browser will cause some of the default fonts to change.

Nickthedentist · 15th May 2015, 7:51 pm

That's interesting. The forum always looks a bit different on my parents' PC to mine, even though they're basically running the same OS and browser.

15th May 2015, 2:56 pm	#1
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Font change? The font looks different today, is it me (you never know what updates do to your computer) or has there been a change.

15th May 2015, 3:05 pm	#2
Humber888 Heptode Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bromley, London, UK. Posts: 702	Re: Font change? Nothing obviously different here. Mike

15th May 2015, 3:51 pm	#3
Dave Moll Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Cumbria (CA13), UK Posts: 6,127	Re: Font change? I think it must be at your end. The text here looks the same to me as it always has. __________________ Mending is better than Ending (cf Brave New World by Aldous Huxley)

15th May 2015, 5:45 pm	#5
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Font change? I haven't changed the size, the CTRL ZERO trick is new to me and remembered! Seems to be that Chrome has decided a more 'Apple' like font is what the users want, it is my end.

15th May 2015, 7:35 pm	#6
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,944	Re: Font change? The forum software hasn't changed. Most websites don't tightly specify a given font to use - this is bad practice and causes compatability problems. Instead they specify basic font metrics and allow the browser to select the most appropriate font from the choices available. It's normal for sites to look slightly different with different browsers and OSs. Sometimes a new version of a browser will cause some of the default fonts to change.

15th May 2015, 7:51 pm	#7
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,846	Re: Font change? That's interesting. The forum always looks a bit different on my parents' PC to mine, even though they're basically running the same OS and browser.