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Short version: a lot of us don't even think about the fonts as long as we have and ordinary monospaced one when we edit code. Long version: It seems there are

Short version: a lot of us don't even think about the fonts as long as we have and ordinary monospaced one when we edit code. Long version: It seems there are two kinds of people here: Some like me never think about any font that finds its way into any mainstream distro. Others seems to care deeply about them. I find it useful to keep this in mind as I honestly find one of the highly praised Mac a usability disaster (tried honestly to work with it or around it for almost three years).

TheOneTrueKyle 10y ago
Sure, but that doesn't mean improvement can't happen. I personally would love to see a proper graphics application. I would use linux as my main PC in a heartbeat if a Sketch equivalent was available. I expect a lot of people have similar feelings or have one thing keeping them from completely making the jump.
- reitanqild 10y ago
  Yep, my point is only that we shouldn't discourage people from trying because it looks awful and jarring - a lot of us don't recognize that and loves thise Linux distros. :-)
  - hiram112 10y ago
    I'm one of those people that just can't tolerate ugly fonts. It drives me insane. I recently got a MBP and the fonts are great. In 2016, Linux needs this fixed.
tbrock 10y ago
As a programmer, how can you not care? You stare at it all day. That's like saying some art dealers don't care what paintings look like. They just sell the stuff.
- reitanqild 10y ago
  I understand this might sound weird but I just don't think about fonts. In my head that is designer territory and ever since I realised I was colourweak and couldn't be one anyway I stopped even trying. I know three types that I use: serif, sans-serif and monospaced programming fonts. I do however care a lot about keyboard layouts, keyboard shortcuts and general snappiness of the OS so I am definitely a programmer ;-) Edit: and I'm not a graphics programmer so I'm not an "art dealer" anyway, more like someone in logistics. :-)
- soperj 10y ago
  There are definitely art dealers that don't care about what the paintings look like, and just want what sells. Personally, as long as it's readable...
  - tormeh 10y ago
    This is one of the things I really love about Ubuntu. Ubuntu monospace is the most readable and unambiguous monospace font I've ever seen.
TheRealDunkirk 10y ago
I ran Linux on the desktop for 19 years. I always used the same distro on the servers as I did on my desktop, just to keep it consistent. I changed a dozen machines over to a new distro, at one point, because I couldn't get my fonts to look good. So, yeah, I'm one of "those people."
jordigh 10y ago
Fellow font-blind person here. It's hard for me to understand the intense emotional response other people have to fonts. I couldn't care less about fonts than I do about the colour of the circuit board my CPU is soldered on.

TheOneTrueKyle 10y ago

Sure, but that doesn't mean improvement can't happen. I personally would love to see a proper graphics application. I would use linux as my main PC in a heartbeat if a Sketch equivalent was available. I expect a lot of people have similar feelings or have one thing keeping them from completely making the jump.

reitanqild 10y ago
Yep, my point is only that we shouldn't discourage people from trying because it looks awful and jarring - a lot of us don't recognize that and loves thise Linux distros. :-)
- hiram112 10y ago
  I'm one of those people that just can't tolerate ugly fonts. It drives me insane. I recently got a MBP and the fonts are great. In 2016, Linux needs this fixed.

tbrock 10y ago

As a programmer, how can you not care? You stare at it all day. That's like saying some art dealers don't care what paintings look like. They just sell the stuff.

reitanqild 10y ago
I understand this might sound weird but I just don't think about fonts. In my head that is designer territory and ever since I realised I was colourweak and couldn't be one anyway I stopped even trying. I know three types that I use: serif, sans-serif and monospaced programming fonts. I do however care a lot about keyboard layouts, keyboard shortcuts and general snappiness of the OS so I am definitely a programmer ;-) Edit: and I'm not a graphics programmer so I'm not an "art dealer" anyway, more like someone in logistics. :-)
soperj 10y ago
There are definitely art dealers that don't care about what the paintings look like, and just want what sells. Personally, as long as it's readable...
- tormeh 10y ago
  This is one of the things I really love about Ubuntu. Ubuntu monospace is the most readable and unambiguous monospace font I've ever seen.

TheRealDunkirk 10y ago

I ran Linux on the desktop for 19 years. I always used the same distro on the servers as I did on my desktop, just to keep it consistent. I changed a dozen machines over to a new distro, at one point, because I couldn't get my fonts to look good. So, yeah, I'm one of "those people."

jordigh 10y ago

Fellow font-blind person here. It's hard for me to understand the intense emotional response other people have to fonts. I couldn't care less about fonts than I do about the colour of the circuit board my CPU is soldered on.