The drop down Window for font selection in Scrivener has given me trouble for some time now, and up until now, I have ignored it. Now, that I want to change my fonts, its become bothersome. When I want to chose a new font (or font size) from the drop down window, the drop down window selection appears, freezes, then closes, and I am unable to chose a font. I can’t scroll down or chose any font quickly. I seem to be updated as well, but I’ll seek an update, but this has been going on for some time. Any ideas? I viewed the other related topic where it was a double-click issue, but I am not double clicking - and I am using a mouse.
It would help if you shared your version number. Help > About Scrivener.
I haven’t had this issue, but I assume you are referring to the font pulldown on the formatting toolbar.
As a workaround, have you tried changing the font using the right-click menu? Right-click > Font > Show Fonts.
Hopefully that will work for you until L&L responds.
Best,
Jim
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My font list is HUGE. What I do is try not to have my cursor in the way while Scrivener is building the font menu list. The first attempt closes on its own. When I click on fonts again, Windows 10 has the fonts in the cache so that Scrivener can display them swimmingly. Then I can move the cursor over the list and use the wheel to scroll through.
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The very thin arrow bars at the top and bottom of the font list need to be much thicker for hypersensitive mice trying to land on them. Otherwise, clicking on the scroll arrows or bar on the side is a sluggish way to move through the list.
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Make sure your video driver is the most current.
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You can use the Ctrl+T keyboard shortcut to open the Fonts dialog.
That brings up the Windows 3.11 for Workgroups font chooser window.
Ha! I can’t.
Thank u… I ended up doing just that.
I thought that too as my font list is massive - so I assume it slows it down. I also always have to restart Scriv which helps too, but the longer I stay on Scriv, that problem persists and slows everything down. I just do the right click now. Works no problem rather than try and use the drop down menu any longer…