Customizing the Display and Printer session interfaceOptions menuVT host access display optionsDisplay Options dialogFont tab

Font tab

The Font Options property page of the Display Options property sheet is used to select a session display font and to configure additional font options. From the Rocket TE menu bar, click Options → Display or right-click in the session window and select Display Options. Click the Font tab.

Font Selection
The Font Selection group is used to select a session display font. Options include:
  • Name: Displays the currently selected font name.
  • Style: Shows the currently selected font style.
  • Size: Displays the currently selected font size or ‘A’ if the font has been auto-sized by Rocket TE. See Font Options below for information on auto-sizing the session display font.
  • Change: Click to change any of the features listed above.
Options
The Options group is used to configure additional display font properties. Configuration options include:
  • Auto-Size Font: If enabled, the size of the font is calculated based on the size of the session window. If this option is enabled, the Auto Size Session Windows option is disabled.
  • Auto-Size Session Window: If enabled, the size of the session window is calculated based on the selected font size. If this option is enabled, the Auto Size Font option is disabled.
  • Blinking Characters: Used to set the blink speed of blinking characters displayed in the host screen. When the Blinking Characters track bar control has the keyboard input focus then the Sample group displays a sample of the currently configured blink rate.
  • Row Spacing: Used to set the distance in pixels between lines of text in the session window. If Auto-Size Font is selected then this setting can affect the Font Size.
  • Column Spacing: Used to set the distance in pixels between characters in the session window. If Auto-Size Font is selected then this setting can affect the Font Size.
  • Border Size: Used to set the border width in pixels. The Border (if set to a number greater than 0) is an equal space that goes all the way around the Rocket TE display window. Left side, top, right side and bottom. You don't actually see a border, you see the space created by the border size setting. If the size is set to zero, screen data starts at the extreme edges of the display window. Increasing the size of the border places that amount of space in pixels between the edge of the display window and the screen data, equally around the entire screen.
  • Default: Used to set all of the controls in Options group to their default values.
  • Fixed-Aspect Ratio (%): When selected along with Auto-Size Font, Rocket TE keeps the font width proportional to the font height. When Auto-Size Session Window is cleared, Rocket TE centers the host screen.
  • Font Smoothing: Controls the rendering and appearance of the font edges.
    • System Default: Uses the font smoothing settings of the system.
    • Off: Disables all smoothing. The font is displayed with sharp edges.
    • Regular: Enables regular anti-aliasing font smoothing. The font is displayed with smooth edges.
    • ClearType: The font is displayed with smooth edges and is thinner.
Sample
The Sample window shows how the currently configured font settings will appear in the display session.
Note: As a general rule, Rocket TE works best with the bitmap font called New Renex Terminal. You can of course, choose any other Windows font you like.
Parent topic: Display Options dialog