There have been a number of postings about fonts over the last few months. But the discussion seems to me to miss the point.
If you install Windows, you don't have to know anything about fonts, really. Text just looks good in all applications. You become aware that different fonts exist by choosing different fonts in apps like Office. They all look good. If you install Debian Woody, text looks like shit, if you are used to Windows quality. If you're thinking of posting a reply which mentions x-ttcidfont or fontconfig or anti-aliasing, or points me to a "fonts howto", you're missing the point. A user should not even have to know the word "font" to get good-looking text on the screen. A Windows user doesn't have to. The procedure to get Windows-quality on-screen text should be exactly as follows: Select Linux-friendly devices when buying new computer Insert Woody CD in new computer Switch on computer Answer questions about hardware Select default answers to all other questions I'm not a newbie - I'm a developer in C++ and Perl with many years of experience. But life is too short to become knowledgeable about everything. A user should not have to know about fonts, which seems to be an unnecessarily complex subject in Linux anyway. What does it take to fix this problem? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
