[SOLVED] Windbg FONT

[jcgriff2]

I installed Windbg 6.3.9600.16384 on my Windows 8.1 laptop and am trying to permanently change the FONT, but can't get it to save the new settings.

To change the Windbg FONT - "View" tab; "Font"

Current/Default Windbg settings:

[Font=Lucida Console]Font = (blank)
Font Style = Regular
Size = 10[/font]

Desired settings:

[Font=Lucida Console]Font = Lucida Console
Font Style = Regular
Size = 12[/font]

After making the FONT changes, I click on "File"; "Save Workspace"

The font change of course works fine for the current dump I am processing with Windbg. However, the FONT reverts back to default every time.

I know that the FONT settings can be permanently changed as I did so on my old Windows 7 laptop and don't understand why I can't get the FONT settings to "stick" now.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,

John

 

[Tekno Venus]

I found this myself a few months back - can't remember how I solved it off the top of my head. I'll have to have a look, but it's not just you!

 

[niemiro]

I find the whole workspaces thing a right pain actually. I installed the Debugging Tools for Windows on my laptop a couple of days ago, and can't get the symbol path to stick at the moment. I can set it fine, and then every time I change dumps, it goes back to being unset I'll let you know if I figure it out :)

 

[Tekno Venus]

Right...

Open WinDbg. Don't open a dump, just open WinDbg.
View -> Options. Change Workspace Prompts to Always Ask.
File -> Delete Workspaces. Delete all the workspaces there, making sure you delete the Default Workspace.
Change the font settings as desired. Also make sure to change the symbol settings back, because it will wipe them out.
Close WinDbg. You will be asked "Save Information for workspace". Check the "Don't ask again in this session", and choose Yes.

Now try opening WinDbg again and check if it worked.

As an aside, I use the Anonymous Pro font (Anonymous Pro ? Mark Simonson) at size 12 in WinDbg.

Stephen

 

[Patrick]

Yep, that's one of the first things I do on every fresh OS with WinDbg. Workspaces are annoying.

I think I'll make a thread sometime tonight or tomorrow with all of the changes I make to WinDbg just in case anyone else is interested.

 

[jcgriff2]

Open WinDbg. Don't open a dump, just open WinDbg....

I just tried that for the FONT and it seemed to have worked.

I had been changing the font while a dump was running, then saving the workspace.

I then opened Windbg & did not open a dump or attach a process, changed the font; saved the workspace, then the next dump I 2x-clicked on opened up with the new/revised/saved font!

 

[jcgriff2]

Processed several dozen dumps w/ Windbg today & workspace has in fact saved the font changes.

All is well.

Thanks for the help!

John

 

[xrobwx71]

Funny, I was Googling this and this thread was 4th down.

Thanks!

 

[Plyra]

Exact problem happened on WinDbg 10.0.22621.1 and solution was message #6. You may want to pin this thread.