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Font rendering for monospaced fonts seems to be off

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[2026-07-30 16:38:30] #1 [Go To First Post]
User166108 - Posts: 92
Please see attached screenshots. I'm using Courier New, but have the same issue with Consolas. It seems that when rendering a label, different characters take up different space on screen which is problematic for monospaced fonts. I'd expect '...' to take the same space in a monospaced font as '>>>' Is there a setting I have to change to get monospaced fonts to render correctly? Thanks


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[2026-07-30 17:02:36] #2 [Go To First Post]
John - SC Support - Posts: 47402
What is "Global Settings >> Graphics Settings - Other >> OpenGL >> Use OpenGL for Chart Graphics" set to? Note that the path we give above is for the latest releases, if you are on an older release, then it will be on the "Other" tab in the Graphics Settings. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

[2026-07-30 17:07:02] #4 [Go To First Post]
User166108 - Posts: 92
It is checked, attached screenshot showing


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[2026-07-30 17:12:48] #5 [Go To First Post]
User166108 - Posts: 92
OK, turning it off, I see it is rendered properly. This is annoying because SC is very slow for me without the GL-related hardware acceleration. Any workarounds you can suggest? Edit: it seems the only workaround is to not use such characters in a way that it can impact alignment. Edit2: nevermind, seems like I can't even do that. See attached for a comprehensive test Edit 3: attached opengl on/off examples. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2026-07-30 17:38:54


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[2026-07-30 17:31:25] #6 [Go To First Post]
John - SC Support - Posts: 47402
We have sent this thread to Engineering to look into and see if they can do anything about this. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

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