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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Terminus as default font in kde?
From:       "Martin K. Schreder" <martin () schreder ! nu>
Date:       2007-12-16 0:12:37
Message-ID: 47646D75.3020004 () schreder ! nu
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> 1) We live in the 21 century now. Using courier fonts all over the screen is 
> _so_ oldschool...
And it's sooo much more pleasant to look stare at all day long ;)

> 2) Fixed-width fonts only work good for coding and console. Otherwise the 
> users love real fonts using the full featureset of variable width 
> text-setting.
I strongly disagree, as you can see on the screenshot :D

> 3) Most fonts on screen look a lot better than your screenshot because 
> anti-aliasing is enabled.
I don't like anti-aliasing, that's one of the reasons I use terminus

> 5) I don't really see any big difference between terminus and courier. But I 
> do see a big difference between your terminus screenshot and my daily-use 
> desktop. Guess which looks better. :-)
I haven't seen yours, but I guess mine looks better ^^

> 6) Oh, and history has shown that changing some kde-default is never a "little 
> change". It results in flamewars and such things...
Sure, changing anything that people are used to usually results in many
angry users. In my opinion though it is the looks that attracts new
users and default kde look is terrible, especially in combination with
"ceramic" theme. Thanks god that looks is so easy to change in kde.

Well that's just my 5 folloup-thoughts :)
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