[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #8352: Font Issue in Ubuntu

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#8352: Font Issue in Ubuntu
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 Reporter:  jick          |        Owner:          
     Type:  defect        |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:  2.7     
Component:  UI            |      Version:  2.7     
 Severity:  normal        |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  dev-feedback  |  
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Comment (by jick):

 It's still not Verdana for me...

 By "''dominant font''" do you mean everything is in Verdana for you now?
 Cause if it is, then that must mean you're missing the Lucida Grande font
 on your system. But it seems that I '''do''' have Lucida Grande on
 '''my''' system so I see that rather than Verdana. And Lucida Grande is
 still ugly to me...

 I'm still not sure if it's the font itself or just some configuration
 problem but the font does look '''really''' bad for me. I wish Verdana
 would come back...

 I can see how some would just think "''why not just remove Lucida Grande
 from your system?''" but I don't think that is the right approach. The
 interface must be consistent. We need a default font that will look great
 on all platforms/setups. We shouldn't have to modify our systems to make
 the interface look decent.
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 '''''As a side note:''' One idea I had is maybe a font switcher in the
 WordPress settings area. The user could choose which font they want to use
 on the back-end. It would be a per-user setting I think. Now, I'm sure
 such a feature would probably take some reworking of the core but it could
 be a solution to all the font problems. But... this idea is beyond the
 scope of this particular ticket I think.''

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