[PD] Vote your font! [was: fonts on GNU/Linux]

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Hans-Christoph Steiner said :
> 
> On May 18, 2007, at 12:52 PM, [*~] wrote:
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> > Derek Holzer said :
> >> Well, since everybody else is doing it....
> >>
> >> [x] normal.png
> >> [ ] bold.png
> >>
> >> Bold is just too heavy and space-filling for normal use. The  
> >> ability to
> >> switch to bold (or even designate certain comments as boldface) seems
> >> much more logical, captain.
> >
> > [x] bold.png
> >
> > hum, i would vote for bold. although i can understand the space- 
> > filling issue, bold is still easier to
> > read(for me). besides, it might also be eaiser for new users too,  
> > making reading help/tutorial files less
> > painfull..
> 
> I am curious why you would choose bold here, yet in desiredata, you  
> choose a normal font.  Is there some specifics about the font  
> itself?  Maybe it would make sense to draw the boxes lighter, like  
> not quite black, but more a dark gray.  That would make the normal  
> font stand out more.

my choice was not entirely derived from my personal perference, but based on (what i think) the general 
readability between the two choices. i mean, on my own system, i use *very* small font system wide, because i like
it that way. as to desiredata, the screenshots so far are only for demo purposes, showing whatever features 
that are there. i mean, if i am using desiredata everyday for myself, i sure will prefer bold, rather 
normal.

and yes, ultimately, it would be perfect if all elements can be cumstomized. ie. lighter object boxes, or 
no object boxes at all;) but we are not quite there yet.. 

chun

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> > chun
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