Re: [Evolution] CTRL+ bug closed rudely.

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

Apologies, I didn't mean for it to sound rude. But due to popular
demand, the behaviour was changed. I'm sorry that you don't agree with
it, but surely you can understand that we can't please everyone.

Jeff

On Mon, 2002-09-23 at 17:39, Zot O'Connor wrote:
> http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=30842
>
> Package: Evolution
> Priority: Major
> Version: 1.1.1.99
> Synopsis: View font increase size now changes fonts for all open widnow panes
> Bugzilla-Product: Evolution
> Bugzilla-Component: Mailer
>
> Description:
> Before this snapshot, the CTRL+ feature increased the font for the
> visible window.
>
> Now it is increasing all of them.  This is bad.
>
> The main reason *I* use the feature is HTML/RTF mail from outlook users
> that use a tiny tiny font.  I increase the font size twice, and it is
> fine.  But now, all of my other windows are huge and unreadable.
>
> This new behavior does not match any other behavior.  Take Mozilla for
> instance, when you CTRL+ in a tab, it effects no other tabs or windows.
>
> I can understand having a default increase setting for poor eyes, or
> mointors (fonts), but it should be a setting, not a on-the-fly control.
>
>
>
>
> ------- Additional Comments From Jeff Stedfast 2002-09-23 15:43 -------
>
>
> yea, because people complained that it didn't before.
>
> so... NOTABUG
>
>
> -------------
> 1)  I was asked by someone at Ximian to open this as a bug. To close it
> in such a manner seems rude.
>
> 2) So, what is the process for deciding this?  If "people complain" now
> will you just change it back?  Is there a public forum for this?
>
>  I believe it was correct before.  If people need to change the default
> look and feel for all window panes, then it should be a setting under
> options (perhaps also a menu setting under view. like view -> Text size
> -> set for all windows.  and also -> make default setting
> (permanently).  It seems like people who want all windows enlarged,
> really want the permanent setting (they have small fonts, or bad eyes).
>
> As I point out above, this breaks the patterns of other X apps, Mozilla
> being the number 1, but also multiple instances of things like
> gnome-term, gimp, and others, keep per window sizes.  I mean you would
> not expect enlarging one image in the gimp to enlarge all shown images
> would you?  And to say, "but they are both text" is bogus, they are
> usually plain text, and "something" from Outlook.
>
>
> -- 
> Zot O'Connor <zot zotconsulting com>
> White Knight Hackers, Inc.
>
>
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