The font style tag type is used to specify fonts for the drawing tools that employ text. It is the only standard tag type that does not have a numeric value; instead, its value is a VTS font type.
The characteristics of the font style tag type are described in the table below.
Font Style Tag Type Characteristics
Tag Browser Name: Font Style
Database Table Name: FontValue
Type: Miscellaneous
Tag Group Memberships: None
Log Enabled Variables: None
Native Drawing Methods: No drawing methods available for the font style tag type
By default, every standard VTS application you create consists of 3 font style tags. These tags should not be modified as they are used extensively throughout VTS applications. (Changing the default font style tags might adversely affect the appearance of the VTS interface.) For example, the NoteFont tag is used by VTS for the tool tip notes that appear when you place the mouse pointer over a tool or graphic object on an application page; changing the NoteFont tag's properties so that it displays in a 20 point font size will adversely affect the display of tool tips in your application.
The 3 default font style tags are described in the table below.
|
Font Style Tag Name |
Property Settings |
Use |
|
AnalogFont |
System, 10 pt, Bold |
Used for numeric graphic objects of analog tags. |
|
LabelFont |
MS Sans Serif, 6 pt, Bold |
Used for normal text labels on application pages. |
|
NoteFont |
Arial, 9 pt, Regular |
Used for tool tips that appear when the mouse pointer is placed over tools or graphic objects in your application. |
Although it is not recommended that you change the attributes of the existing font style tags, you can use them whenever a tag drawing method or application development tool employs text in its display. Typically these tools provide you with a drop-down list from which you can select any of the 3 default font style tags to be used for the tool's text.
Additionally, you are welcome to create your own font style tags and employ them as you require.