Bug 279532 - [block selection] Toggle Block Selection Mode does not honor font settings
Summary: [block selection] Toggle Block Selection Mode does not honor font settings
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
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Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Text (show other bugs)
Version: 3.5   Edit
Hardware: All All
: P3 normal (vote)
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Assignee: Platform-Text-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2009-06-08 18:30 EDT by Willian Mitsuda CLA
Modified: 2009-06-09 02:25 EDT (History)
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Description Willian Mitsuda CLA 2009-06-08 18:30:11 EDT 
Galileo RC3:

My default text font is not the platform default (Courier New), I use Bitstream Vera Sans Mono.

If I open any text editor and click on the "Toggle Block Selection Mode", all visible text is changed to Courier New. Text size seems to be ok.

When I turn off the "Toggle Block Selection Mode", the text returns to the right font.
Comment 1 Remy Suen CLA 2009-06-08 18:55:14 EDT 
Did you try changing your 'Text Editor Block Selection Font' setting in the preference page?
Comment 2 Willian Mitsuda CLA 2009-06-08 19:38:58 EDT 
Hum... so there is a font configuration for this specific case...

But, does that make sense? Why would I want to keep changing the font as I toggle the block selection mode on/off?

IMHO, at least it should follow the Text font setting by default, so people don't get scared.
Comment 3 Dani Megert CLA 2009-06-09 02:25:39 EDT 
This is as designed because the editor's block selection mode needs a monospaced font in order to work best. Since there's no API/property on the font to test we have to come with one out of the box.