Font size work around for Reports (Simon Orde)
Posted: 26 Mar 2003 11:54
The correct way to change the caption size should be by changing the font size for Captions in the Format tab of the Options dialog. Unfortunately, there is no listing for Caption there. There should be. I've added it to the ToDo list.
In fact, you can still change the caption size if you want to. If the following instructions seem easy to follow then I would suggest you do it. If they seem difficult and complicated, I suggest you don't. The instructions are:
(1) Close the Reports Window if you are running Family Historian. You don't need to close F.H. itself.
(2) Locate your 'Family Historian' folder where all the program files etc are stored. If you installed to the default location it will be at C:Program FilesFamily Historian.
(3) Within the 'Family Historian' folder there is a folder called 'Reports' and within that a folder called 'Standard'. Within that there is a file called 'Record Detail - Multimedia.fhr'. Make a backup copy of this somewhere (but not anywhere within the 'Family Historian' folder or any folders within it).
(4) Open 'Record Detail - Multimedia.fhr' using Notepad (in Notepad's File Open dialog you will have to set 'Files of Type' to 'All Files' to be able to see the file in question). The file is a text file. The first line should read '[Family Historian Report]'. Search through the file for a line that begins 'Caption='. There are 2 other lines that contain 'Caption=' but only one that starts like that. The full line should look like this:
Caption=6,0,0,0,400,0,0,0,0,3,2,1,32,Arial
This line specifies the font details for the caption. The point size is specified by the 6. Change the 6 to a large number (e.g. 10). Make sure you don't accidentally change any other part of the line. The line now reads
Caption=10,0,0,0,400,0,0,0,0,3,2,1,32,Arial
Save your change and close Notepad. Now open the Multimedia Report and you should find that the caption is point size 10. If you click 'Installation Settings' in the Format tab of the Options dialog for the Multimedia Report, however, the caption will revert to its previous size.
Simon Orde List Administrator and Family Historian designer
In fact, you can still change the caption size if you want to. If the following instructions seem easy to follow then I would suggest you do it. If they seem difficult and complicated, I suggest you don't. The instructions are:
(1) Close the Reports Window if you are running Family Historian. You don't need to close F.H. itself.
(2) Locate your 'Family Historian' folder where all the program files etc are stored. If you installed to the default location it will be at C:Program FilesFamily Historian.
(3) Within the 'Family Historian' folder there is a folder called 'Reports' and within that a folder called 'Standard'. Within that there is a file called 'Record Detail - Multimedia.fhr'. Make a backup copy of this somewhere (but not anywhere within the 'Family Historian' folder or any folders within it).
(4) Open 'Record Detail - Multimedia.fhr' using Notepad (in Notepad's File Open dialog you will have to set 'Files of Type' to 'All Files' to be able to see the file in question). The file is a text file. The first line should read '[Family Historian Report]'. Search through the file for a line that begins 'Caption='. There are 2 other lines that contain 'Caption=' but only one that starts like that. The full line should look like this:
Caption=6,0,0,0,400,0,0,0,0,3,2,1,32,Arial
This line specifies the font details for the caption. The point size is specified by the 6. Change the 6 to a large number (e.g. 10). Make sure you don't accidentally change any other part of the line. The line now reads
Caption=10,0,0,0,400,0,0,0,0,3,2,1,32,Arial
Save your change and close Notepad. Now open the Multimedia Report and you should find that the caption is point size 10. If you click 'Installation Settings' in the Format tab of the Options dialog for the Multimedia Report, however, the caption will revert to its previous size.
Simon Orde List Administrator and Family Historian designer