Setting DBConsole font

[Former Member]

Does anyone know how to set the DBConsole to use a mono-spaced font?

[Former Member]

I may have named dbconsole incorrectly there is only one panel -- it's from the restore of the lightening sysicon for the database engine. I am writing log (debug) messages out using tabs (spacing), etc to align data and the variable font face makes the spacing inconsistent with a monospaced font in an editor when accessing the data from the console log file later.

[former_SQLA_member1694871]

Ahh.... Didn't see this post.

So let me get this straight. You're trying to create a custom log file.

I have NO idea where that font would be set. I'll give it a look and see if I can find anything.

Jeff Gibson

[former_SQLA_member1694871 · Accepted solution]

For the record, the font used by dbconsole "should" be pulled from the operating systems Appearance settings (advanced). This is what allows the SQL Anywhere utilities to change to the theme that is applied to the machine that you are running it on.

So if you need a larger font overall, you should be able to change it there and that change should be rendered in the utility the next time you run it.

Or maybe I should say..... This is how it "SHOULD" work. I went back and forth with the SQL Anywhere development team when the Java version of Sybase Central was relatively new because it didn't follow Windows standards that had been laid out for Windows applications.

Let me know if that works for you. I'm going to try and check my machine later on tonight.

Jeff Gibson
Intercept Solutions - Sybase SQL Anywhere OEM Partner
Nashville, TN

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Jeff your recommendation (if it worked that way) in the last solution would provide the result I want. I will see if a reboot fixes it later but currently only the window title changed.

[former_SQLA_member1694871 · Accepted solution]

Absolutely let me know the results of what you have seen!!

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I can change all screen fonts (menu, title bar, message box text, etc) except for the application font through the windows dialog you indicated -- this applies equally to Windows XP and Windows 7.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

You can change fonts under linux -- an os option. Now I figured out I also want to change the tab default too. -- added it to the dbconsole enhancement issue.