MySQL Bugs: #33738: My MySQL Browser & Administrator do not use kerning when editing SPs&Functions

Bug #33738	My MySQL Browser & Administrator do not use kerning when editing SPs&Functions
Submitted:	8 Jan 2008 10:45	Modified:	16 Feb 2009 11:25
Reporter:	Leoncio Madruga	Email Updates:
Status:	Not a Bug	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Query Browser	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	1.2.12	OS:	Windows (VISTA Home Basic)
Assigned to:	Mike Lischke	CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	edition, kerning, query, script

Description:
My MySQL Browser & Administrator begun to ignore kerning when editing stored procedures, functions and querys.

I reinstalled twice the tools but no change happens in his behavior.

I cannot change this behavior on the tools/options of mysql tools, even if I select a type font with kerning data.

When this problem arose, others text editors (notepad, notepad++) also begun to ignore kerning during edition, but after choosing an type font with kerning data, the problem was resolved for notepad & notepad++, but not with mysql tools.

This begun when I did some changes (I don't know what) on my Vista Home Basic.

When the kerning is not used, all characters have the same length, and line space calculations goes wrong.

How to repeat:
I don't know. May be an option (i dont know either) in Windows Vista can cause this problem.

Suggested fix:
Always use kerning data when available on selected font

Thank you for the bug report.

My OS: Microsoft Windows (VISTA Home Premium).
Use Consolas font (width:8 size:9).

Leoncio, text where all letters have the same width use a socalled monospace font (e.g. Courier New is a monospace font). In general code editors prefer monospace fonts in order to allow proper alignment of text in text columns. You can select any font in QB but its code editors only work with monospace fonts properly. If you don't like a serif monospace font like Courier New then I recommend to look for Monospace821BT, which is a sans-serif monospace font with excellent look. I use it for every code editor I have (on Windows, OS X and Ubuntu).