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Bug 325235

Summary: Remove unused 'VIEW_MESSAGE_TEXT_FONT' (was: [Preferences] 'View message font' changes are not being honored)
Product: [Eclipse Project] Platform Reporter: Remy Suen <remy.suen>
Component: UIAssignee: Dani Megert <daniel_megert>
Status: VERIFIED FIXED QA Contact: Oleg Besedin <ob1.eclipse>
Severity: normal    
Priority: P3 CC: daniel_megert, Mike_Wilson
Version: 3.1   
Target Milestone: 4.4 M6   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Description Remy Suen CLA 2010-09-14 07:52:29 EDT 
I20100914-0100

1. Window > Preferences
2. General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts
3. View and Editor Folders > View message font
4. Click the 'Edit...' button and change the font.
5. You will see the changes in the preview pane, click 'Apply'.
6. Notice that the 'Problems' view's message has not changed its font.
7. Click 'OK' to dismiss the preference dialog.
8. Closing and reopening the 'Problems' view does not seem to correct the problem.
Comment 1 Dani Megert CLA 2014-01-28 09:34:43 EST 
This is broken since 3.1.
Comment 2 Dani Megert CLA 2014-01-28 10:58:53 EST 
org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.DefaultPartPresentation used to use the VIEW_MESSAGE_TEXT_FONT but that class got deleted in 3.1 without corresponding replacement.

Since the font is no longer used. We should just remove it.
Comment 4 Dani Megert CLA 2014-01-28 11:00:38 EST 
*** Bug 58546 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Dani Megert CLA 2014-01-29 03:42:47 EST 
Verified in N20140128-2000.