XPero Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Will you like this to be included in vLite tweaks?From Chris Pirillo:I'm not happy that Microsoft has added yet another shell font to the mix with Windows Vista: Segoe UI. On its own, Segoe UI is an awesome font - but when it's slapped up against Tahoma, MS Sans Serif, Microsoft Sans Serif, and/or Arial - it's no longer a clean user experience. In fact, Vista is downright messy when it comes to shell fonts - with some aliased faces reaching back to the days of Windows 3.11!These blatant font oversights were shoved onto the backburner for the sake of (a) 100% backwards compatibility and ( B) time. However, that didn't stop me from diving into REGEDIT and setting things straight. The good news? I believe I've figured out how to make everything inside of Windows Vista stick to Segoe UI. It's a subtle, yet radical, transformation.Full Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuhi Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Purpose of this poll is to make me put it since I don't like it.Your choice peeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Purpose of this poll is to make me put it.lmao! But yeah, 1 font all-over would be better IMHO. I know some people would consider that like eating only one color of Skittles all the time, but that's why 0 and 1 exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTOM_SK Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 He could have done screens with higher resolution, I do not see a difference. If it improves performance, I would not mind to use it, well I would use it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter.inside Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I love the way XPize does it, so I think this is a good idea. (Tahoma rules) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camarade_Tux Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I had to vote "no". Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeronimo Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I understand the issue, but the screenshots in the article are not clear enough to let me judge it properly. I have not had problems with it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuhi Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Traitors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br0adband Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 (edited) I think it would be a great idea, as an option if at all possible.I've used that Registry file Pirillo offers, and the only real downside to it is that some content just doesn't fit in dialogs or onscreen properly anymore, and I've never really found out why. He does mention it in that article, so kudos to him for doing that - stating the positives while not leaving out the negatives.For me, it does make a noticeable difference overall, and I suppose he does have a point: it's silly to have so many interface fonts when just having a nice single fontface for the entire GUI seems to be the best possible idea from a design standpoint.So, if it's possible to make it as an option in vLite, go for it, but it needs to be optional.bbpsI voted Yes, obviously. pssIf you read through the comments at the end of Pirillo's article, you'll find that someone also created a Registry file to reverse the whole thing as easily as you can make it happen. So those of you that are curious about what this can really do, you should look for that linkage down on the comments and try it with the "fixed" fonts, then reverse it if you're not happy. I can't imagine why you wouldn't however... I think it looks great all over with the "fix" in place... YMMV Edited December 16, 2006 by br0adband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarle Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I think a better option would be something along the lines:"Consistently apply the following font across the Windows UI:" [font list]So that way, if people like the idea of having a single font across Vista but don't like Segoe UI could still use the tweak to apply another font. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 are you kidding? the before pictures are all jpg and the after pictures are all png, thats not fair, also the screenshots do not match up. Try again http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/s...57594148027992/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camarade_Tux Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 are you kidding? the before pictures are all jpg and the after pictures are all png, thats not fair, also the screenshots do not match up. Try again http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/s...57594148027992/ROFLMAO But take a look at Google Earth anyway : the bar on the left takes 50% more space with SegoeUI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAbReAkA Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 lolgive us at least 2 screenshots showing the same thing with and without the patch so that we could clearly see a difference..right no, i would vote for NO.. segoe UI looks like a nice font to me.. i've been using it a lot since several months.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanschke Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 i vote for yes give the new font a change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeronimo Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 lolgive us at least 2 screenshots showing the same thing with and without the patch so that we could clearly see a difference..right no, i would vote for NO.. segoe UI looks like a nice font to me.. i've been using it a lot since several months..I could have said it differently but I totally agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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