Re: [ubuntu-art] Default design note

2009-10-04 Thread Jerry Casiano
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 12:43 PM, SorinN  wrote:

> ...
> To gain a new level of perception which is needed for the large mass
> (yep - peoples which will cross from XP to Ubuntu not to win7),
> a whole new look - by default - it's a must.
> ...
>

I think you're kidding yourself if you think people who are happy with XP
will choose Ubuntu or any other OS over Windows 7.  Sounds like you haven't
checked 7 out.

I love Linux and promote it whenever it makes sense to, but the truth is
there is only one small issue related to the way the new sound system in
Windows 7 works that will stop me from picking up a copy, until there is a
solution or workaround. And that is an issue that most users won't care
about.
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Re: [ubuntu-art] Font Manager - Gnome

2009-09-25 Thread Jerry Casiano
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Smartboy  wrote:

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>> One feature which I find all font managers outside of OSX's is the ability
> to view fonts from a folder besides the .fonts or /usr/share/fonts folder.
> Why would I need this? I keep most of my fonts outside of the default
> folders so they aren't loaded when an app starts, as I have a ton of them
> and it makes load times skyrocket. If you could implement that feature, that
> would make my life SO much easier than what I am having to do currently
> (split my fonts into 8 alternative .fonts folders and rename each one to go
> through the fonts).
>
> Smartboy
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If you open the application preferences ( center icon in lower left corner )
you can easily select different folders to scan for fonts, the app should
then restart and you can now preview/use/activate/de-activate the fonts,
removing folders is just as easy.

Is that what you had in mind?
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[ubuntu-art] Font Manager - Gnome

2009-09-25 Thread Jerry Casiano
Hello,

I'm not new to Ubuntu, but I'm not very familiar with the community, so I'm
posting this here in the hope that some of the members of this list might
find this application interesting or useful, and possibly even suggest that
it be included in the repositories.
It would be nice for users to be able to install it through normal channels
and not have to keep up with updates or deal with unsigned packages.

While still incomplete, I feel that it's at a point now where it's actually
acceptable for an average desktop user. Anyone interested can grab the .deb
or source from

http://code.google.com/p/font-manager/

But please keep in mind that this app is very young still and I am NOT an
experienced developer. ;-)

That said, comments, opinions, criticism are always very welcome.
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