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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 31, 2024

Default Long Description Fonts to Sans-Serif to Match All Other Default Fonts

All the text boxes in Maximo are using a sans-serif font by default but the long description boxes on new records defaults to serif. This is inconsistent with the rest of Maximo and a change between 7.6.1 and 8.11. One font should be used across the whole system by default.


Note: I see new system property to set the default font size but not anything to control the font-family.


Steps to Reproduce

- Log into Manage

- Navigate to the Service Requests application

- Create a new record

- Set description to TEST

- Set long description to TEST

- Note the difference in fonts

Idea priority Medium
Needed By Month
  • Admin
    JORDAN SMITH
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    Nov 14, 2024

    To clarify, The risk and effort to make sans-serif font style the default for rich text editors was weighed, and unfortunately, it is not a simple or low-risk change. Also, weighed against other higher value items in the backlog, it was unlikely that this would be resolved within an adequate timeframe to accept this idea.

  • Admin
    JORDAN SMITH
    Reply
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    Nov 13, 2024

    Thank you for taking the time to provide your ideas to IBM. We truly value our relationship with you and appreciate your willingness to share details about your experience, your recommendations, and ideas.


    I am sorry to inform you that our team has evaluated the request and has determined that it cannot be implemented in the near-term.


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