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 ++
