Re: [Evolution] CTRL+ bug closed rudely.

[Pascal DeMilly <list evolution newgenesys com>]

I agree.

On Mon, 2002-09-23 at 14:39, 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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