On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:05:39 -0700
David Hollenberg <dhollen at mosis.com> wrote:

>  > The -FONTS- in this Gnome build (and therefore in FF3 too) are very
>  > sharp but also very -THIN- On my lcd screen I like the fonts of
>  > sxce_snv91 better, it seems.
>  >
>  > Can this be true or is it my imagination. Are the fonts
>  > diffferent? Can they be "changed back" to somewhat 'fatter' types?
> 
> When I upgraded OpenSolaris 2008.05 to snv_91, I had a problem with
> "thin" fonts.  Someone pointed out what worked for me:
> 
>    Select System/Preferences/Appearance.
>    Select Fonts tab.
>    Click on Details.
>    Change Hinting from Medium to Slight.
> 
> This got me back the "fatter" fonts that I had previously and that I
> liked. Don't know if this will work for you or if you are already
> aware of this.

Seems the solution. Can't try it yet though. Gnome 2.23.4 does nothing
in the menu 'preferences'. Nothing opens. ;-) Have to wait for the next
vermillion build I guess. I archive your remarks though. Thanks.

-- 
Dick Hoogendijk -- PGP/GnuPG key: 01D2433D
++ http://nagual.nl/ + SunOS sxce snv91 ++

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