> > I don't know about all the changes in nv_91, I > know > > one set of > > changes was made for: > > 6679786 [nevada] poor fonts displayed in > > gnome-terminal > > > > Unfortunately, the universal law of changing font > > display is, > > no matter what you change you will get angry mail > > from a bunch > > of people wondering what took you so long to make > the > > fonts look > > better now, and another bunch of people > complaining > > you made it > > so much worse. Fonts are so crucial to using > the > > desktop, but > > so subjective in personal preferences, that it's > just > > a minefield > > to work in. > > > > -- > > -Alan Coopersmith- > > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System > > em Engineering > > I happen to have a quite different experience. The > fonts in nv91 look really professional on my system. > I have a SuSE 11.0 right next to nv91. At least as > far as fonts are concerned, there is really no > comparison no matter I adjusted the former. >
Just image-updated my 17" HP dv9000 to nv91. The fonts and overall GUI (@ default) actually look better than Mac Thin Air. You'll probably think that I am biased, but I really don't think so. I believe a lot of efforts have gone into the font selection. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
