Fonts Preferences

Oxygen XML Author allows you to choose the fonts to be used in the Text and Grid editor modes, and fonts for the Author mode that are not specified in the associated CSS stylesheet. To configure the font options, open the Preferences dialog box (OptionsPreferences) and go to AppearanceFonts.

The following options are available:

Editor

Allows you to choose the font that will be used in the editor.

Note

On Mac OS X, the default font, Monaco, cannot be rendered in bold.
Author mode default font
This option allows you to choose the default font that will be used in Author mode. The default font will be overridden by the fonts specified in any CSS file associated with the opened document.
Text antialiasing
This option allows you to set the text anti-aliasing behavior:
  • Default - Allows the application to use the setting of the operating system, if available.
  • On - Sets the text anti-aliasing to pixel level.
  • Off - Disables text anti-aliasing.
  • Sub-pixel anti-aliasing modes, such as GASP, LCD_HRGB, LCD_HBGR, LCD_VRGB, and LCD_VBGR.
Text components
This option allows you to choose the font to be used in text boxes within the interface.
GUI
This option allows you to choose the font to be used for user interface labels.
View titles font
This option allows you to choose the font to be used in the titles of the various views that are opened within the interface.

Note

You must restart the application for your changes to be applied.

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