ScriptTracer Font Size

[KelleherD]

Is there any way to set the font size of the SuperTalk script in the scriptTracer that opens as a result of the trace cmd ?

[mark]

Is there any way to set the font size of the SuperTalk script in the scriptTracer that opens as a result of the trace cmd ?

In 4.6 you can do this by opening up the SuperCard 4.6.rsrc file in the Resources folder within the app bundle and editing a field in the STAT resource called tracertextsize. In 4.7 it will be a persistent global property settable via SuperTalk or from the Terminal.

HTH,
-Mark

[KelleherD]

Thank you.

using ResKnife,
I expected to see a number to change but I find:
Label tracertextsize
Type DWRD

So, at the moment I'm thinking that, to increase the font size, I need to change "DWRD" to something else.
If so, what should I change it to ?
-Dan

[mark]

using ResKnife,
I expected to see a number to change but I find:
Label tracertextsize
Type DWRD

So, at the moment I'm thinking that, to increase the font size, I need to change "DWRD" to something else.
If so, what should I change it to ?

I don't have ResKnife here, and my previous experiences with it have been so profoundly unpleasant that I'm not willing to reinstall it and risk having it poison my launch services database again. So long story short I don't know what you're seeing and can't offer any useful advice about it.

However presumably ResKnife offers an option to bypass the template view and edit resource data directly as hex. What you need to do is set the byte at offset 31 (i.e., 0x1F) to a value in the range of 0x09 (which should be what's there now) to 0x10. In other words, a number from 9 to 16.

HTH,
-Mark

[KelleherD]

Thanks
I'm working on that.

Is there a .rsrc editor in Dev Tools ? Or another you recommend ?
-Dan

[MacInput]

Rezilla will do it. Double click STAT '0"…

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You'll see the tracertextsize field near the bottom of the resulting window.

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[KelleherD]

Done.
Thank you both.
-Dan

[KelleherD]

After changing the font size from 9 to 14 in Rezilla and saving from Rezilla, the file size had, unexpectedly-to-me, increased 1338 bytes; changes occurring in lines 480, 494 and 503.

Ownership of the file had also changed from Terminal to Rezilla so I changed that back, to 'open-with' Terminal using Finder's Get Info dialog window.

Although I was concerned about the unexpected file size increase the file, " SuperCard 4.6.rsrc", works fine so far after replacing the original version in the application bundle.

I can now sit back and easily see my mistakes on this 1900 x 1200 resolution screen.
joy
-Dan

[Dave Higgins]

I can now sit back and easily see my mistakes on this 1900 x 1200 resolution screen.

I know what you mean. My tired old eyes are slowly getting worse at close up, and like yours (well... 1920 X 1200), things can get very very tiny. I'm starting to wear out all my two dollar reading glasses. Might have to get a few more of them soon.