Fonts

Font for feature labels

The font for each layer is specified on the Labels tab of the Layer Properties dialog box. The default value on this tab comes from one of the following:

• The font specified for the layer in the ArcPad Map file (in the TEXTSYMBOL subelement of the SIMPLELABELRENDERER element).
• If there is no .apm file—or the label font is not specified in the .apm file—the font specified in the layer’s .apl file (in the TEXTSYMBOL subelement of the SIMPLELABELRENDERER element).
• If there is no .apl file—or the label font is not specified in the .apl file—the default label font specified on the Fonts tab of the ArcPad Options dialog box.

Font for dialog boxes

Dialog boxes in ArcPad use the default dialog font specified on the Fonts tab of the ArcPad Options dialog box or the system dialog font if Use System Default Dialog Font is checked.

Font for custom forms

ArcPad Studio lets you specify the font for controls, pages, and forms. For each form control, the following logic is used to determine which font ArcPad uses:

• If a font is specified for the control, use that font.
• If no control font is specified, but a font is specified for the tab owning the control, use that font.
• If no tab font is specified, but a font is specified for the form, use that font.
• If no form font is specified, use the default dialog font on the Fonts tab of the ArcPad Options dialog box or the system dialog font if Use System Default Dialog Font is checked.