Re: Document font in GNOME (was: Re: Preferences in Yelp?!)

[Matt Proud <khanreaper nerp net>]

On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, uws wrote:

> På Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 05:31:56PM -0600, Shaun McCance skrev:
> > The dialog has two preferences for font settings, one for variable width
> > and one for fixed width.  People really do want to use a different font
> > for viewing long documents than for menu items and buttons.  But there's
> > no reason it has to be Yelp/DevHelp/Evolution/Epiphany-specific.  Could
> > we add a 'Document font' option to gnome-font-properties?
>
> This sounds like a great idea to me. I tend to use a narrow font for the
> menu and button text (my screen space is limited), but a not-so-narrow one
> for normal text. To me, a "Document font" option in gnome-font-properties
> seems the best solution for this issue.

To me, such an addition would be quite innovative for a desktop 
environment, not to mention quite helpful for strained eyes.

The only question I have about this is, to what font should this proposed 
setting default? Have anyone any definitive ideas with regard to this?

Best of regards,

Matt T. Proud

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