tinkertool, fonts and ical.

[flowin]

hi,

i tried using tinkertool to change my system fonts..
it all looks fine.. until i open iCal.

and i get this... this doesnt happen for all fonts.. but i was wondering whether this is a common problem.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

This occurs because character sizes for a given point size for a given font aren't the same, and when space is limited, text gets cut off, like you see there. The best solutions to this are reducing the point size and/or using a different font.

As for how common this problem is, I think it's more common than you might think, given that most developers don't test how their applications will look with a different system font than the default, and that space for UI elements is typically fixed.

 

[flowin]

wow.. that was fast..
another problem is that some numbers dont appear...

like this..

 

[wrldwzrd89]

wow.. that was fast..
another problem is that some numbers dont appear...

like this..

I suspect either the same reason I mentioned above or a corrupt font to be the cause.

 

[flowin]

i thought this is strange.. cos all the other apps have no problems at all..