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+This file is for miscellaneous notes that do not really belong in the
+manual (or will get there one day), and might be useful in using
+sqlscreens.
+
+======================================================================
+Fonts:
+-----
+
+I really know nothing about X11 font handling: please, if you read
+this and know better, set me right.
+
+sqlscreens does not deal with fonts and always uses the tk defaults
+except in one place: it will try to use a bold font for the column
+headings in a list window (the headings are set in a text widget to
+use the same tabs as the list).
+
+The column headings code tries to derive the bold font from the default
+text window font. This will fail is the font spec is not a Tk style
+list like {Helvetica 12} but an X11 font spec like:
+-*-courier-medium-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
+
+This means that if you want to change the fonts from your Xdefaults,
+you're better off using Tk-style specs than X11 style. Ex:
+
+tablescreen*Label.font: Helvetica 24 bold
+tablescreen*Entry.font: Helvetica 24
+tablescreen*Button.font: Helvetica 24
+tablescreen*Message.font: Helvetica 24 bold
+
+Also, there seems to be no way to do this if the program name has a
+'.' in it. In this case either rename the program or use 'option'
+commands inside the program code like:
+
+option add "*Label.font" {Lucida 24 bold}
+option add "*Entry.font" {Lucida 24}
+
+I found no easy way to increase all the font sizes for example.
+
+======================================================================