On May 13, 2013, at 2:59 PM, Michael Starke wrote: > On 13.05.2013 20:37, Appa Rao Mulpuri wrote: >> Any specific reason not to use "Trebuchet MS"? I faced some issues with the >> few components (ilke Table Header cell, NS Button) text vertical center >> alignment except that Look and feel wise its equivalent to "Lucida Grande". >> And also both the fonts is taking the equal size for the same text. >> >> - Apparao >> > > The reason to this is quite simple. Do not force a font to the System instead > use the System defaults. Use special fonts for special purposes, but stay > with the defaults for all other cases. It's not so much an issue of different > sizes or something. It's good citizenship if an app respects the system > defaults. The defaults are there for a simple reasong - to ensure a consisten > user experince. > > Not everyone will notice, not every one will care, but there are some, that > take this stuff quite seriously ;).
A perfect example of this is in the new iTunes. The main window display font was changed from Helvetica to Arial, and to people who have expected a uniform appearance in apps coming from Apple, this is a drastic departure from what is expected. I'm sure you've heard the cries about people hating the new iTunes GUI. This is a big part of it. It will look foreign and unexpected to the users. _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
