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Posted: Feb. 09 2008,17:31 |
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| Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 08 2008,20:53) | | Quote | | Check this screenshot of the Aero theme in gtk-pixmap.dsl: |
Wow. I mean no disrespect, but that would be a really annoying interface from my point of view. The buttons have to be twice as large as they need to be just so the highlight doesn't obscure the text. |
Huh? No disrespect here either (after all, you've made some admirable contributions), but I don't get the connection.
I'm discussing text mode fonts, such as used during boot up.
My thinking is - if a person starts to boot DSL and sees that it has directions in a language they can read, they'll be:
- immediately impressed;
- more likely to stick through DSL's learning curve;
- have an easier time climbing that learning curve;
- more likely to reccommend DSL to others; and
- more likely to contribute translations that can be added to scripts and applications.
If we're moving toward larger kernels and dropping more and more GUI -based apps to keep the ISO within the 50 MB limit, then text fonts are going to be increasingly important.
There's an opportunity here that will benefit DSL --- _IF_ the user community is willing to contribute. I'm not asking the developers to do much other than include the files we produce in the distribution.
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