Hi ...
then run the script, i dont know how (or what you need) to run this tk script on windows or
quite easy: there is a wish8x.exe in the bin directory of the pd installation, with the value of x depending on the pd version. just run wish8x.exe tkscaling-test1.tk (assuming that you saved the patch in the same directory), and you're set.
And while we're at it: I admit that I'm a fan of rather large font sizes - especially as long as we use the font that pd (or, for that matter, tcl/tk) uses atm. have a look at your gif: the lines of the lower case "a" are too close to each other, the vertical lines of the "m" are only 1 pixel wide, and the serifs are taking up valuable space while making thw whole thing harder to read. Your example looks okay on windozes when no scaling is applied - i.e., when the relevant line in your script is commented out. tcl/tk applies a scaling factor of roughly 1.33 in this case, anyway. Maybe we should also think about changing the default font. I do believe that getting rid of the serifs would increase readability a lot ... What do you think about a sans-serif font that scales nicely? something like arial / lucida console / tahoma / verdana on the win platform? I'm well aware of the fact that we cannot just use these fonts, but maybe there's something similar in the public domain ...
with kind regards (and thank you for your efforts), thoralf.
Yahoo! Model Search 2005 - Find the next catwalk superstars - http://uk.news.yahoo.com/hot/model-search/