Choice of default fonts in webrowsers

[Shahms King]

On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 15:12 -0500, Chris Blizzard wrote:
> The fonts are driven by fontconfig.  So it's up to the system config
> to do the mapping.
> 
> --Chris

Yes, and right now, by default, fontconfig prefers the Nimbus/Luxi fonts
over the Bitstream fonts. I have manually modified /etc/fonts/local.conf
to fix this problem, but it would be nice to have /etc/fonts/fonts.conf
have that as the default. At the moment, the Bitstream fonts are listed
as the second or third preferred font for serif, sans-serf and
monospace. 

> 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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