topic RE: How to get robot to enable/disable Font Smoothing? in Product Forum

How to get robot to enable/disable Font Smoothing?

AnnetteKongsgaa — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 15:43:00 GMT

We use BP v.6.6.0. In the Utility-Environment the action "Font Smoothing Enabled" reads the Font Smoothing setting for the current runtime ressource with the output TRUE/FALSE to Enabled.

As we have processes that use region mode we would like to build a process/objects/code that apply the required Font Smoothing setting?

We have tried launching "SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe" however we are unsuccessful in spying the pop up window for setting Visual effects.

Does anyone in the community have a solution?

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Annette Kongsgaard Kristensen
RPA developer
Forca A/S
DK- 2900 Hellerup
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RE: How to get robot to enable/disable Font Smoothing?

james.man — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:53:00 GMT

This isn't a direct answer to this question, but the better solution in my mind is to treat the disabling of font smoothing as a requirement that should be applied to the base configuration of the machine, similar to how having the applications that the process need such as Excel, Outlook etc. is considered to be a "base" part of the machine.

I would just assume that font smoothing is disabled, and really make it a requirement to disable it across all machines manually either using the SystemPropertiesPerformance program or registry.

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James Man
Professional Services
Blue Prism
Asia/Hong_Kong
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RE: How to get robot to enable/disable Font Smoothing?

ritansh.jatwani — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 20:50:00 GMT

True James.

It would be better to manually disable the setting in all the machines if we are planning to implement surface automation in the process.

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Ritansh Jatwani
Consultant
EY
Gurgaon
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