[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #53136] Variable Editor: Font Preferences problems

[Rik]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?53136>

                 Summary: Variable Editor: Font Preferences problems
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: rik5
            Submitted on: Mon 12 Feb 2018 02:44:22 PM PST
                Category: GUI
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

There are two issues with the font selection in the Variable Editor
Preferences tab.

First, when "Use Terminal Font" checkbox is checked, whatever is in the Font
dialog box immediately to the left is unused.  It would be useful to gray out
the Font and Font Size widgets when the terminal font is being used.

Second, on my system the list dialog for Font always shows "Liberation Mono". 
I can change the font to something else, and the Variable Editor uses the
correct new font, but if I re-open the Preferences it shows the Font as
"Liberation Mono" again, even though that is not what the GUI is actually
using.

As an example, I changed the font to URW Chancery L which is a cursive font
and very recognizable.  When I open the V.E. Preferences tab I see the
following attached screenshot.





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Date: Mon 12 Feb 2018 02:44:22 PM PST  Name: VE_Prefs_Font_Dialog.png  Size:
61KiB   By: rik5

<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=43265>

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