Font size changing... what is going on here???

[jasonwood]

Hi guys,

I'm working on my new invoice layout and something strange is driving me mad!

I have a number of labels on the screen formatted to size 9, font Verdana. When I click in the label to make a change, then exit the label, the font size changes to 8!! Every time! I've been changing it back by selecting the object and changing the font size back to 9.

I suppose I can live with this, but oh boy what a pain... anybody know what's going on?

[Lee Smith]

Hi Jason,

Sounds like a corrupted font. I would replace it and see if this doesn't fix the problem.

A couple of other things you might do (or include):

Check and see if there is a different description of the font in layout compared to browse.

Check and ensure that you only have one copy of Verdana on the Harddisk.

I have seen a second copy of a font override the systems.

Lee

[Vaughan]

The text in the fields may already have a format that is different from the default formatting of the field.

The fastest way to clear the formating and return to the default is to perform a replace on the field, specify a calculation and replace the field with itself.

[jasonwood]

The text in the fields may already have a format that is different from the default formatting of the field.

no no, these aren't fields... just labels (text objects on the layout).

[Vaughan]

Hmmm... I'd follow Lee's advice. I'd also make sure your copy of FMP is patched up to date. Maybe ditto for the OS.