Why don't you just change the fonts and colors ? It's easy. On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 7:46 AM, John Botscharow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Amir makes some excellent points. I totally agree with him, especially > on the fonts. > I have both Windows Vista and Ubuntu 8.10 installed on my computer and I > am constantly switching back and forth, especially when I want to read > web pages I use Firefox 3.0 on both Vistan and Ibex, yet sites always > look better in Vista because of the fonts. > > I would also add that Ubuntu needs to add some of the cutomization > features for colors and font colors that are available in Windows and > the Windows version of Firefox,things like changing hyperlink colors for > those of us who are color blnd to some degree. I often have to oopy the > text from a web site to gedit in order to be able to read it properly > because I cannot do the same font and color customization in Ubuntu that > I can in Windows. > > Iverall, I see the new 8.10 version of Ubuntu as a small step backwars > deom 8.04. It is almost as frustrating to use as Vista. > > Amir E. Aharoni wrote: > > Every six-months a version of Ubuntu is released to big PR hoo-hah. > > Blogs with mockups of the new theme for the upcoming Ubuntu version > > receive a lot of Diggs. > > > > And well, the graphic designers working on Ubuntu are doing a great job, > > but usability isn't necessarily a question of graphic design. > > > > New icons, wallpapers and themes should be the lowest priority by now. > > They are more than good enough. > > > > Hardware support, software alternatives for Windows-only products and > > overall stability are more important than a new wallpaper. > > > > (I would make an exception for fonts, though. Well-designed fonts are > > crucial and the current offering in Ubuntu is not anywhere near > > Windows.) > > > > > > -- > Microsoft has a majority market share > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Club Distro: Confirmed > Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Confirmed > Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Confirmed > Status in JAK LINUX: Confirmed > Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Invalid > Status in Launchpad Translations: Invalid > Status in Tabuntu: Confirmed > Status in Ubuntu: In Progress > Status in "bum" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in "casper" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in "djplay" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in "firefox" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in "ubuntu-express" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > Status in The Breezy Badger: Invalid > Status in The Dapper Drake: Invalid > Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Confirmed > Status in "linux" source package in Debian: Confirmed > Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: Confirmed > Status in Tilix Linux: New > > Bug description: > Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace. > This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix. > > Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry, > restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and > limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential, > globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry. > > Steps to repeat: > > 1. Visit a local PC store. > > What happens: > 2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software > pre-installed. > 3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed. > > What should happen: > 1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like > Ubuntu. > 2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and > benefits would be apparent and known by all. > 3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes. > -- If you're considering a Mexican vacation, look at the exchange rate from Canadian $$ to Mex $$(pesos) by going here: http://www.xe.com/ict/ http://picasaweb.google.com/allenggraham/Mazatlan# -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
