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Can't change font size of the date in task bar (Linux Lite 5.8)

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stevef:
It appears that the first running of the datetime GUI (after either a new install OR running 'Taskbar Restore') behaves slightly differently compared to subsequent running it.

On first run and then choosing to display both date and time, the 'select' for date is greyed out unless a non-default font for the date is selected.  This is different to how it behaves with selecting a font for time.

I guess this is because the default font for the date is fixed size - the clue being in the name 'bitstream vera sans 8'

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Hannes222222:

--- Quote from: stevef on January 16, 2023, 04:43:22 AM ---Can you confirm that if you actually select a different font for the date by clicking on it (so that the selected font background changes colour) that the 'select' button is still greyed out please ?

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HA!

By changing the font type (I choose Sans Bold), the button for the font size became valid again and I could choose an other size!  ;D

So it was the default font type (Bitstream Vera Sans) that prevented me from changing the font size. It seems not all font types allow an adjustment in size.

Thank you so much for giving me that hint!  :043:

Kind regards!

Johannes Peter (from Germany)

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stevef:
Can you confirm that if you actually select a different font for the date by clicking on it (so that the selected font background changes colour) that the 'select' button is still greyed out please ?

Hannes222222:

--- Quote from: stevef on January 16, 2023, 03:42:21 AM ---Do you have other desktop/panel look and feel changes which may effect font selection ?

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I do have:

- german language support
- Theme: Adwaita
- Window-Taskbar-Theme: Default-xhdpi
- as far as I remember I also increased dpi-Value in general; it's set to 124 right now (to make the system look easier for a 14'' screen size)
- made the size of fonts bigger in general (to make the system look easier for a 14'' screen size)
- increased size of desktop task bar (to make the system look easier for a 14'' screen size)

- System fonts are: Roboto Regular [12]  ,  Monospace Regular [10]

Other than that, I kept the xfce-look and feel like it was by default. I made quite some adjustments in size (see points above) to make the system look easier for the 14'' screen size of my mobile laptop.

Oddly enough, the font size of the time could be changed, so no complaints about that.

stevef:
OK.  As well as the language difference, my 5.8 set up is a result of progressing from 5.0 through 5.2, 5.4 and 5.6 so may not be comparable.

I'll see if I can find some hardware to do a cold 5.8 installation to test.

Do you have other desktop/panel look and feel changes which may effect font selection ?

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