Choice of default fonts in webrowsers

[Chris Blizzard]

The fonts are driven by fontconfig.  So it's up to the system config
to do the mapping.

--Chris


On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:52:46 +0100, Kyrre Ness Sjobak
<kyrre at solution-forge.net> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> After reading to much forums, i can se "everyone" is complaing about
> "the default font in (put your favorite web browser here) is so ugly, it
> is hardly readable!"
> 
> Then the reply is "use Bitstream vera (sans) instead" and then "oh! that
> was better! it was really readable! nice!"
> 
> Why is it so? Why is those fonts, which it seem like "everyone" thinks
> are really ugly are used, when better fonts are shipped?
> 
> I would guess there are more people than me who has opinions on this.
> 
> Disclaimer: i am forwarding a "general feeling" from parts of the
> comunity, as not everyone are on this list. But after changing my
> default fonts in firefox, i must say i agree. This was *much* better!
> 
> Kyrre Ness Sjøbæk
> 
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