Problem with giant font sizes in tkinter

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:48:47 +0000, Cousin Stanley wrote:

> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> 
>> I have a tkinter application under Python 2.6 which is shows text in a
>> giant font, about twenty(?) times larger than expected.
>>
>> The fonts are set using:
>>
>> titlefont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-180-*' 
>> buttonfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-140-*' 
>> labelfont = '-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal-*-140-*' 
>> ....
> 
>   Although I've been a linux user for several years, that type of font
>   spec hurts my head .... :-)
> 
>   Will the more simplistic type of tuple spec not work in your tkinter
>   application ?

I don't know, but I'll give it a try.

Nevertheless, I'd like to learn how to diagnose these sorts of font 
issues. Can anyone suggest where I should start?



-- 
Steven