Question About @TCFONT

[Jay Sage]

I just upgraded to version 33 and am playing around with some of the new features. In testing the @tcfont function, I got a result that surprised me.

>echo %@tcfont[1]
-16

First, why is the value a negative number? Second, I have the font set to 12 pt, so why is the value reported 16 rather than 12?

 

[Joe Caverly]

This is what I get from TCC;

E:\Utils>echo %@tcfont[0]
TCC: (Sys) The parameter is incorrect.
 "%@tcfont[0]"

E:\Utils>echo %@tcfont[1]
TCC: (Sys) The parameter is incorrect.
 "%@tcfont[1]"

E:\Utils>echo %@tcfont[2]
TCC: (Sys) The parameter is incorrect.
 "%@tcfont[2]"

E:\Utils>ver

TCC  33.00.15 x64   Windows 10 [Version 10.0.19045.5131]

This is what I get from the @Charles Dye plugin ConFont;

R:\>font
IBM 3270  16 × 34  (bold)

R:\>which font
font is a plugin command (ConFont)

R:\>plugin /i confont
Module:      e:\utils\confont.dll
Name:        ConFont
Author:      Charles Dye
Email:       [email protected]
Web:         http://charlesdye.net/plugins/confont.html
Description: ConFont plugin for TCC/LE
Implements:  font,@font
Version:     1.0  Build 4

R:\>echo %@font[0]
IBM 3270

R:\>echo %@font[1]
16

R:\>echo %@font[2]
34

Ref: ConFont Plugin

Joe

 

[Charles Dye]

This is what I get from TCC;

E:\Utils>echo %@tcfont[0]
TCC: (Sys) The parameter is incorrect.
 "%@tcfont[0]"

....

This is what I get from the [USER=9]@Charles Dye[/USER] plugin ConFont;
[code]R:\>font
IBM 3270  16 × 34  (bold)

They're not the same thing. @TCFONT reports the font used by Take Command in its tab windows. @FONT, whether from the plugin or TCC's native @FONT, reports the font used by TCC's console window.

(And, just out of curiosity, why are you even using that plugin? What does it do for you? I don't even know why I uploaded it; by accident most likely.)
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[Charles Dye]

I just upgraded to version 33 and am playing around with some of the new features. In testing the @tcfont function, I got a result that surprised me.

>echo %@tcfont[1]
-16

First, why is the value a negative number? Second, I have the font set to 12 pt, so why is the value reported 16 rather than 12?

I suspect this function reports the values Take Command passed to CreateFont() or one of its siblings.

 

[Joe Caverly]

You are correct, Charles.

R:\>which @font
@font is an internal variable

R:\>echo %@font[0]
IBM 3270

R:\>echo %@font[1]
16

R:\>echo %@font[2]
34

I believe that I use your plugin so that I can determine the current font from the TCC Console;

R:\>plugin /l confront
ConFont v1.0.4 loaded.

R:\>font
IBM 3270  19 × 34  (bold)

The internal FONT command can only change the font,
not display the current font.

Joe

 

[Jay Sage]

I am running the command in a TCMD tab.

>do i = 0 to 2 (echo %@tcfont[%i])
Consolas
-16
400

Here is my TCMD setup:

 

[Charles Dye]

I suspect that means your monitor is scaled at 125%.

 

[Jay Sage]

Ah, thank you! The function is reporting the actual size on the screen rather than the font setting.

Oops. Not so fast. I just brought up my display settings, and the scaling is 100%.

 

[rconn]

The values returned by @TCFONT are those that were used to create the font in the tab window (via LOGFONT and CreateFontIndirect).

They are the values you would use to modify the font in the tab window.