RichEditControlCompatibility.DefaultFontSize Property

Gets or sets the size of the font which is the default font size for RichEdit controls in the application.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v20.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.RichEdit.Core

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(11F)]
public static float DefaultFontSize { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(11F)>
Public Shared Property DefaultFontSize As Single

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Single	11	A Single value that specifies the font size in points.

Example

The static RichEditControlCompatibility.DefaultFontSize and RichEditControlCompatibility.DefaultFontName properties set the default font settings for all RichEditControl instances in the application. It is recommended to place them before initialization of all controls, in the Main method, as illustrated in the following code.

View Example

Program.cs

static void Main() {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
    DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.RichEditControlCompatibility.DefaultFontSize = 8;
    DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.RichEditControlCompatibility.DefaultFontName = "Tahoma";
    Application.Run(new Form1());
}

Program.vb

<STAThread> _
Shared Sub Main()
    Application.EnableVisualStyles()
    Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(False)
    DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.RichEditControlCompatibility.DefaultFontSize = 8
    DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.RichEditControlCompatibility.DefaultFontName = "Tahoma"
    Application.Run(New Form1())
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-specify-default-font-name-and-size/CS/DefaultDocumentSettingsExample/Form1.cs#L21

RichEditControlCompatibility.UseThemeFonts = false;
RichEditControlCompatibility.DefaultFontSize = 12;
RichEditControlCompatibility.DefaultFontName = "Times New Roman";

VB.NET

how-to-specify-default-font-name-and-size/VB/DefaultDocumentSettingsExample/Form1.vb#L15

DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.RichEditControlCompatibility.UseThemeFonts = False
DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.RichEditControlCompatibility.DefaultFontSize = 12
DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.RichEditControlCompatibility.DefaultFontName = "Times New Roman"