Screen fonts messed up

[John Ralls]

> On Nov 17, 2014, at 5:12 AM, Michael Hendry <hendry.michael at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 17 Nov 2014, at 04:15, Aaron Johns <azajohns78 at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I've posted this previously on several boards but I can't find it now so
>> apologies if I'm repeating myself. I'm hoping someone could shed some light
>> on this problem as I'm finding it almost impossible to use the program with
>> my poor eyesight.
>> When I upgraded my mac to the latest system (Yosemite) the screen fonts in
>> the UI have all turned to what looks like Impact. Very small and very bold,
>> almost illegible. I can't see anywhere in the preferences to change the font
>> style or size. Thanks for anyone's help!... 
>> 
>> 
>> <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/n4674004/Screen_Shot_2014-11-17_at_3.png>
> 
> 
> I’m using GC 2.6.3 on my iMac with Yosemite, and I haven’t suffered in the same way, which suggests that it’s not the upgraded operating system per se that’s the cause.
> 
> I recall that there have been some exchanges of emails about the different way in which themes are managed in Yosemite, which might be the right place to look.

No, it wouldn't. GnuCash uses Gtk2, a cross-platform graphics toolkit, so its theming is completely separate from the OS's. I can't think of any reason that upgrading to Yosemite would make any difference at all; what might is installing another Gtk app which rudely set the theme globally. Look for a .gtkrc or .gtkrc-2.0 in your home directory and if you find one, rename it to something else. Finder won't show it to you, you'll have to use Terminal (ls ~/.gtkrc*).

If that doesn't work, you can make one that sets a font that you like. See http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_get_I_rid_of_strange_unreadable_characters_or_adjust_the_font_size
for details.

Regards,
John Ralls