Font Issues February CTP

Font Issues February CTP

• SC_Rambo

  I'm experiencing the same problems as Barry with my code also. The same code that works in the january ctp vis-a-vis fonts is not working with the february release. Im seeing the wrong font/size/weight for some fonts. As far as i can tell i havent installed the february release incorrectly, i uninstalled the old ctp according to the microsoft web page.
  
  Surely there must be other with this issue - im also having problems with the layout of panels not expanding to fill, has anything changed in the layout code
  
  
  

• Dusan Kocurek

  Hi Chris,

  I created a style for a MenuItem setting the FontFamily, FontSize and FontWeight properties. For example,

  <Style x:Key="MenuItem">

  <Setter Property="FontFamily" value="Microsoft Sans Serif" />

  <Setter Property="FontSize" value="10pt" />

  <Setter Property="FontWeight" value="Normal" />

  </Style>

  I've tried setting these properties with the February CTP. I seem to be getting Tahoma, 11pt and Bold displayed.

  When I set Wingdings as the FontFamily property I find the MenuItems are corrupted visually. Other times the MenuItem text is just not painted.

  Unfortunately, I cannot point you to an image showing the problem as I'm not in work and won't be for two weeks now.

  My Regards,

  Barry

  
  

• -lance

  Barry,

  Thanks for letting us know about these issues. Could you post a quick XAML blurb showing us what you're doing and seeing

  Thanks,

  Chris

  
  

• Kim Meyer

  Hi Barry,

  Thanks for posting the XAML. I've run this in XAMLPad (available in the SDK) on a fresh x86 XP machine with Feb. CTP and cannot reproduce the problems you're experiencing. The xaml I pasted below looks to display correctly for me (the second line w/ Tahoma is slightly longer with a slight serif on the j).

  If this doesn't display correctly for you then my only guess is that the fonts or the WPF installed on your machine is somehow corrupted.

  <StackPanel xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation' xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'>
  <StackPanel.Resources>
  <Style x:Key="MenuStyle" TargetType="{x:Type MenuItem}">
  <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Microsoft Sans Serif" />
  <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12pt" />
  <Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Normal" />
  </Style>

  <Style x:Key="MenuStyle2" TargetType="{x:Type MenuItem}">
  <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Tahoma" />
  <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12pt" />
  <Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Normal" />
  </Style>
  </StackPanel.Resources>
  <Menu>
  <MenuItem Style="{StaticResource MenuStyle}" Header="The quick brown fox jumped">Hello World</MenuItem>
  </Menu>
  <Menu>
  <MenuItem Style="{StaticResource MenuStyle2}" Header="The quick brown fox jumped">Hello World</MenuItem>
  </Menu>
  </StackPanel>

  
  

• justin tighe

  I have experienced numerous problems with the February CTP and it has actually prevented me from working. As a result I have uninstalled it and reinstalled the January CTP. Perhaps future CTPs will be more robust.
  
  

• Marvin_ru

  Thanks Scott, this is quite concerning. Could paste the XAML you're using which worked on Jan. CTP but does not on Feb. CTP
  
  Thanks,
  Chris
  
  
• Font Issues February CTP