Re: [foxboro] Display Manager fonts for FoxView
- From: <Adam.Pemberton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:29:24 +1000
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
-----Original Message-----
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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