2.12. Graphical User Interface Details

2.12.1. View Command Display Details

The default size of the view displays is based on the size of the currently selected display font. In specifying display size, the following standard units of typographic measure are used:
Unit Meaning
p one printer's point = 1/72 inch
S user-selected font size in points; default font is 12-point courier
V vertical height of text line, including vertical spacing = 1.2 x S
em width of a representative "m" character = 6 x S
Based on these units, Table 1 defines the default size for each of the view- level display windows.
View Level Dimensions
item 60em wide by 34V high
day time column is W+4em wide, where W is the width in characters of widest displayed time; title column is 64em wide; total height is TIem x Rem, where TI is the current setting of the time increment option and R is the total number of displayed rows based on the current settings of the normal time range and show/hide 24 hours options
week each day column is 10em wide; total width is N columns, where N is the number of days based on the current setting of the normal day range option; total height is 24V
month each day cell is 10em square; total width is 7 cells; total height in cells is based on the number of days in a month
year 72em wide; total height is 14V + W1V + W1V + W1V + W1V, where each Wi is number of weeks in the month with the most weeks for each of the four quarters of the year.
In all displays, border lines are 1p and the spelled-out date banner at the top is 1V high. The may change the default font family and size in the preference setting dialog. The font family selected

The default behavior for the View

In general, all views scale evenly when the display window is resized, but font size does not change. There is no maximum window size, other than that dictated by the physical limits of a particular display screen. The minimum window size is generally based on the size of the currently selected text font. Specific details of resizing windows follow.

Display features for the day view:

The precise default format of an item listing is as follows:

  1. The item begins with the starting and ending times, separated by a dash.
  2. If the starting and ending times are both in the AM or PM, then the numeric time values are separated by a dash with no surrounding spaces, and the pair is followed by one space and then "AM" or "PM" designation.
  3. If the starting time is in the





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