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gumbyy · 06-08-2009, 04:49 AM

I know absolutely nothing about programming.

I have a program that annoys me because the text it displays in a text entry and output field is too small for me to read comfortably, and there's no way to change it in the menus. Is there a way for me to hack the exe file and increase that text size? I am pretty sure the text is Times New Roman because when I copied it to Wordpad, it copied as Times 12 pt.

I opened the app's exe file in Wordpad and found an entry that reads: Font.Heightð Font.NameTimes New Roman

That font height symbol is a character that I don't understand, I guess it's some kind of code.

I did download a freeware hex editor program and looked in the exe file for that Times New Roman line, but when I found it, that strange Font Height symbol was not visible.

Is there a simple way a non-hacker who knows nothing about programming can change this font to display at, maybe 18 pt. or 22 pt.? Thanks.

06-08-2009, 04:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
gumbyy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8 OS: XP and Linux	Can I change an app's default display font? I know absolutely nothing about programming. I have a program that annoys me because the text it displays in a text entry and output field is too small for me to read comfortably, and there's no way to change it in the menus. Is there a way for me to hack the exe file and increase that text size? I am pretty sure the text is Times New Roman because when I copied it to Wordpad, it copied as Times 12 pt. I opened the app's exe file in Wordpad and found an entry that reads: Font.Heightð Font.NameTimes New Roman That font height symbol is a character that I don't understand, I guess it's some kind of code. I did download a freeware hex editor program and looked in the exe file for that Times New Roman line, but when I found it, that strange Font Height symbol was not visible. Is there a simple way a non-hacker who knows nothing about programming can change this font to display at, maybe 18 pt. or 22 pt.? Thanks.