- font = new wxFont(GetFont(FONT_NORMAL)->GetPointSize() - 2, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL);
+ font = new wxFont(GetFont(FONT_NORMAL)->GetPointSize()
+ // Using the font 2 points smaller than the normal one
+ // results in font so small as to be unreadable under MSW.
+ // We might want to actually use -1 under the other
+ // platforms too but for now be conservative and keep -2
+ // there for compatibility with the old behaviour as the
+ // small font seems to be readable enough there as it is.
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+ - 1,
+#else
+ - 2,
+#endif
+ wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL);