Re: [foxboro] Display Manager fonts for FoxView

We're staying on Solaris and currently using 9.0
Sounds like one more reason why we should go ahead with 9.0.2. I believe
our trusty IPS guys will be supplying it shortly after some testing.

Thanks Alex

 

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From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Johnson, Alex P (IPS)
Sent: Thursday, 28 September 2006 12:56 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] Display Manager fonts for FoxView

 

Adam,

 

On Solaris, FV9.0.2 is supposed to have fonts that are the same as the

DM Fonts.

 

Are you converting from:

 

Solaris DM to Solaris FV or

Solaris DM to Windows FV?

 

If you are Solaris to Solaris, something is amiss (I think). Please let

me know.

 

 

Regards,

=20

Alex Johnson

Invensys Systems, Inc.

10900 Equity Drive

Houston, TX 77041

713.329.8472 (voice)

713.329.1700 (fax)

713.329.1600 (switchboard)

alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

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From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Behalf Of Adam.Pemberton@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 10:14 PM

To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: Re: [foxboro] Display Manager fonts for FoxView

 

The fonts are totally different - FoxView does not have an equivalent to

the Display Manager Fonts.

 

The main problem we have is the fonts in DM are generally much taller

than the FV fonts and hence we find we have to make them much smaller to

make them fit within the same width. Hence they become hard to see.

 

There was talk of generating some DM fonts in FoxView and this would be

by far the simplest solution I would have thought. I can't be that hard

for the Foxboro guys.

 

Our solution (now that we have just completed our transfer on the main

part of the plant) will be to redo the most important screens (probably

about 10 unique screens) in line with the new height to width ratio of

the new fonts.

 

Regards

 

Adam

 

Lihir Gold

 

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From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Behalf Of tjvandew@xxxxxxxxx

Sent: Thursday, 28 September 2006 10:12 AM

To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: Re: [foxboro] Display Manager fonts for FoxView

 

Ted,

      Thanks for the feedback.  It sounds like the font conversion might
still be an issue.  Is it only when you resize the FV window from the
default size or was the basic conversion of fonts also flawed?

 

Tom VandeWater

 

 

Johnson, Theodore (Ted) S wrote:

 

> Just an update for those who might be interested...

 

> We did not try to reconvert (second time) using the 9.0.2 utility

 

> because we felt at that time we had already 'invested' too much time

 

> into the graphics migration effort after the first conversion to start

 

> over.

 

>=20

 

> The FoxView 9.0.2 did solve some of our concerns (fast blink rate on

 

> colors is actually fast now, we use this to indicate at a glance which

 

> loops are in alarm; and rapid input via use of ramping arrow buttons

 

> works much better), however we still have issues with window sizing,

 

> fonts/readability, etc.  Some of it seems to be product issues and

some

 

> seem to be configuration related.  Also, a new 'feature' in our case

 

> seems to be an 'extra' window (minimized small in the upper left area

of

 

> the desktop).  It is non functional and there's nothing in it but you

 

> can't close it or otherwise get rid of it.=3D20

 

>=20

 

> Foxboro personnel have left the site. I am told and being reassured by

 

> the folks in Foxboro Houston and our local service rep that they are

 

> working on all our issues with TAC and are doing some more testing

 

> before they return.  We are trying to work through the 'proper

channels'

 

> but are still waiting for final resolution.=3D20

 

>=20

 

> Meanwhile, we have reverted back (temporarily?) to using Display

 

> Manager.  The workstations have been changed back to boot up into

 

> Display Manager instead of Foxview and the alarm annunciator keyboards

 

> have been reconfigured to call up the DM graphics (instead of

FoxView).=3D20

 


 
 
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