clock font size

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Need help, how do I adjust the size of the Object Bar's Clock's font? Most of the bars I download have fonts that are too small for comfort. Thanks a lot.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The only easy way to do it would be to use Skin Studio.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Easy way??? How exactly?
I run Sage skin in WB, OB uses Sage stuff in bars. All on Windows 2000.
I've tried all I can think of in SkinStudio but no, the clock in systray stays small as the ants ass. I would like to see the BIGGER time down there.
Is this a hard issue or why doesn't anyone give a clear "how to", it's been asked in this board ans Stardocks newsgroup few times?
There's a lot one can tune in Windows by using Object Desktop stuff so why couldn't (or is it impossible) the possibility to change the size of the clock text be included in (object Bar) Options?
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If you're using the auto-WB convertor then the Object Bar is taking it's settings from the Windowblinds skin. Skin Studio won't help in that case because there's no OB skin to work with.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
As DavidK says, you need to change the WB skin. Open the Sage UIS file up in SkinStudio and go to the XP Desktop/Taskbar/Clock section (or add it if not present). You then need to set it to use one of the defined fonts, or to make a new font setting and use that (WB uses font sections to set fonts - if you say "for this, use font 4" it looks for the settings in a [font4] section).
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Believe or not but that's just what I've done for couple of dozen times. I've changed the font (tried almost every font in my puter) and size...the change can be seen in font preset list in SkinStudio. But when I save the skin, reload WB and reload the bars witb OB....the darn clock is still small as I described above...
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Dang....I got it working!
I had OB 1.00 installed...I uninstalled it, restarted the puter and installed OB 1.02a, then the changes I had made to font preset in SkinStudio showed up. The installation asked if the defaults should be overwritten which I allowed. Ok...tried to change the fonts again. Didn't work untill I uninstalled 1.02a....installed 1.00 again, with defaults overwritten.....started the puter and OD stuff...removed 1.00....1.02a back with same maneuvers as before....then the changes shoved up again.
Well, this uninstalling and installing back and forth seems a bit odd....is this normal or should the changes show up somewhat easier?

Happy with the bigger time now