Managing fonts in Termbase Viewer impossible

Question

Any idea to solve this issue. Only happens here. 
 I am using a sur face laptop 13.5 inches ( 2256 x 1504} screen

Philippe Noth · Answer

OK, the ex-computer geek in me found a solution, I believe. 
 (Windows only) 
 
 Right-click on your SDL Multiterm 20xx Desktop and select Open File Location 
 Right-click on the program shortcut and select Properties 
 Click the Compatibility tab 
 Click the button Change High DPI settings 
 Enable the checkbox Override High DPI scaling behavior 
 Choose System (Enhanced) in the drop-down list below. Maybe the other value System works too, haven&rsquo;t tried.

Result:

before 
 after

Alison Field · Answer

Hi Paul Patruno 
 To increase the size of the main Reports window, place your cursor where you want to increase the size of the text then Hit Ctrl+ (if it gets too big use Ctrl-) 
 This will also work on the right-hand pane of the termbase viewers. 
 Hope this helps, 
 All the best 
 Ali 
 (Edited)

Paul Filkin · Answer

Kamil Gałczyński Philippe Noth 
 Kamil Gałczyński said: Frankly, I don't believe, devs will fix this. 
 In all honesty I believe you are right. I very much doubt this will ever get fixed for MultiTerm. It is possible that once we have successfully detached MultiTerm from Studio so that it is no longer so dependent on one solution that we can start to look at creating better solutions for the desktop tool and with that an independent preview that has proper functionality around font sizes in the preview window. 
 The focus on terminology is very much around the use of Language Cloud Terminology where the capability is actively developed, but there are still some dependencies in Studio that need to be addressed to allow us to make sure we have a better experience. Once this is done, and it is not a trivial task as the terminology features in Studio are very heavily wedded to MultiTerm, then we can improve it. 
 I'm pretty sure you won't be happy about this, but I either tell you where we are, lie, or just ignore you. I'd prefer to tell you where we are. 
 Philippe Noth said: Next time I will build my TB in Excel instead of killing my eyes. 
 For many translators who only use a glossary this may be a better solution anyway as you can use the Excel Terminology Provider in Studio to use the excel file as a termbase and the preview is probably easier to read. If it's not we could probably do something about this and I'd be happy to initiate this work if you think it's needed and will help?

Alison Field · Answer

Hi Paul Patruno 
 Very interesting that this should be triggered by your screen resolution as I would expect a Microsoft Surface to have one of the same screen res ratios as PC screens. 
 What are your Windows Display settings, here? 
 
 Do you have your 'Scale and Layout' set to 100%? 
 Can you change the 'Resolution' to 1920x1080? 
 Otherwise, take a look here: 
 High resolution display issues 
 If looking at your screen percentage and resolution doesn't work, maybe one of the methods described on this Knowledgebase page may solve your problem... 
 Also, did you try Ctrl and the + key to increase the size of the font in the Reports main window? 
 All the best, 
 Alison :)

Alison Field · Answer

Hi Akke Wagenaar 
 Akke Wagenaar said: I do not get the right font sizes back 
 Do you mean the fonts in the Studio Editor screen? If so, here's where you can limit the display font size to a minimum and a maximum size via File>Options: 
 If not, please explain which fonts you're referring to. 
 Thanks! 
 Ali

Alan Halls · Answer

Hi Philippe... 
 I am impressed. 
 This stupid issue has been bugging me for the last two years since I started having to use Trados for some jobs. Normally I use Transit NXT, which is far superior in every way, including setting fonts. What's really worrying is that nobody at SDL in the last x years has apparently even tried to improve the situation. Today we all use high-resolutions screens and you can change fonts in all the panes, from what I can see, except this Termbase Viewer list. 
 Anyway, my problem solved and many thanks again! 
 Cheers from Germany 
 Alan

Alison Field · Answer

Hi Paul Patruno 
 Have you tried resetting the Window Layout? This is done via the View tab: 
 
 Hope this helps! 
 All the best, 
 Alison :)

Alison Field · Answer

Hi Paul Patruno 
 A few basic questions that might make a difference to the advice you require: 
 1. Which version of Studio are you working with? 
 2. Is it fully up-to-date? 
 3. Is MultiTerm the same version, also fully up -to-date? 
 4. To check this, if you have automatic updates set, just open MultiTerm and accept any update offered. If you don't have automatic updates set, go to Help > Check for Updates. 
 6. Have you tried a Windows Repair of Studio and of MultiTerm via Control Panel? 
 
 Close all SDL applications. 
 Open the Control Panel : 
 
 Right-click on Start > Control Panel > Select View by: Small Icons > Programs and Features .

Click/highlight the relevant SDL product from the list (e.g. SDL Trados Studio 2017 ) and click Repair . 
 Restart Studio/MultiTerm. 
 
 Now and then, especially after Windows Updates, it helps to run a Windows Repair on any complex software. 
 Enough questions for now... 
 Ali :)

Alison Field · Answer

Hi again Paul Patruno 
 It looks as if either the default termbase font settings don't work for your particular screen size/resolution, or the default has been somehow changed and wasn't repaired via the Windows Repair. However, you can change the font settings for how they appear in MultiTerm and also for how they appear in Studio. As follows... 
 Firstly, there is a 'Reset Window Layout' in MultiTerm which I guess you've already tried: 
 
 You can do this with or without a termbase open. As I think this won't work for you, here follows how you can change the font settings manually. 
 To adjust termbase font sizes in MultiTerm (for detailed explanations, see the Studio method below this one) 
 You can change how the fonts appear in MultiTerm via File>Options>MultiTerm>User Interface>Hitlist settings: 
 
 You can do the above with or without a termbase open. 
 To adjust termbase font sizes in Studio 
 (how they appear in MultiTerm and how they appear in Studio are different settings) 
 (expanded explanations below apply to the above processes also) 
 You can change the font and size for termbases via the Term Recognition window when you have any document open that has any associated termbase: 
 
 My window layout may look different to yours, but clicking on the above-highlighted 'Hitlist Settings' button brings up the following:

This will change the terms list font and size, then you can adjust the Source and Target font plus those of the various fields via the other buttons back on the Hitlist Settings dialog. 
 If you then click on Select Fields, a dialog opens that has a list of which fields will be available with your termbase, you can just 'Select All' or select those you want to appear in your termbase window. All termbases you have added to the particular document/project will be listed and you can change the settings for each of them. As you can with termbases open in MultiTerm. 
 I do hope this long winded explanation solves your problem... 
 All the best, 
 Ali :)

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