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Nice new bold font for container text. Can it be used for everything?

The new font that has been chosen for the text in container contents listings is very nice - when it's Bold. However once items have been read/opened/actioned they of course become non-Bold. And at this point the font looks very spindly and hard to read again.

It would be nice if read items used the same Bold version of the font, but in a medium-to-dark grey that is noticeably lighter than "Black & Bold" items but dark enough to not look light when all items are read and "non-Black".

A bit like this (although not quite this light - it's the only shade provided in the formatting tools in here):

1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1001 My first unread drawing
1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1002 My second unread drawing
1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1003 My first read drawing
1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1004 My third unread drawing
1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1005 My second read drawing
1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1006 My third read drawing

Instead of this:

1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1001 My first unread drawing
1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1002 My second unread drawing
1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1003 My first read drawing
1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1004 My third unread drawing
1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1005 My second read drawing
1234-FA-DSP-DRG-21-32-1006 My third read drawing
  • Mark Boulton
  • Feb 25 2022
Company Blenheim House Construction
Job Title / Role Document Controller
I need it... 3 months
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  • Mark Boulton commented
    March 24, 2022 09:08

    It seems whenever a container first appears, the text is in 'OpenSans' which is the font in question above. But when you re-sort or change pages, it all changes to Tahoma! Which is the intended font now?

    A fantastic font choice would be 'Monospac821 BT' - not only is it monospace (which data lists are best presented in), but the bold and non-bold versions have the same horizontal spacing, meaning all the characters stay in line when reading down a column regardless of whether they're bold or not.

  • Mark Boulton commented
    March 22, 2022 12:04

    Darn it, spoke too soon - it was just a glitch and it went back.

  • Mark Boulton commented
    March 22, 2022 12:01

    Hooray - nice to see that the horrid 'OpenSans' font has been replaced by Tahoma (or is it Verdana) - either way, it appears much better on-screen. For the record I hate Tahoma and Verdana in print, but nothing beats it for on-screen data lists.

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