On 26/02/09 12:32, Felix Miata wrote: > Terrible. Users who find the default too large should have no trouble > using > the tool to make fonts smaller. Those with the opposite problem may not be > able to see to make a change. > > Windoz defaults to 8pt, and that's way too small even when set to large fonts > (120 DPI). > > Not all users are under 40 years old. Older people as a group can't see as > well as those younger. We don't need to alienate them by making Ubuntu hard > for them to use. >
The point is not to alienate any users, or even to reduce the visible size of the font. The problem is not just a matter of "preference". The problem is that, now that Jaunty is using the correct monitor DPI (instead of defaulting to 96), fonts are appearing *larger* than intended. The corresponding solution is to reduce the default font sizes, so that they appear the same size as intended in previous Ubuntu releases. See the screenshots posted--Jaunty will be very ugly if it ships with those fonts as a default on anything but the oldest of low-resolution screens. Ryan -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
