Re: Displaying "Trebuchet MS" font
Re: Displaying "Trebuchet MS" font
- Subject: Re: Displaying "Trebuchet MS" font
- From: Alex Zavatone <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 15:29:59 -0400
On May 13, 2013, at 2:59 PM, Michael Starke wrote:
> On 13.05.2013 20:37, Appa Rao Mulpuri wrote:
>> Any specific reason not to use "Trebuchet MS"? I faced some issues with the few components (ilke Table Header cell, NS Button) text vertical center alignment except that Look and feel wise its equivalent to "Lucida Grande". And also both the fonts is taking the equal size for the same text.
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>> - Apparao
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> The reason to this is quite simple. Do not force a font to the System instead use the System defaults. Use special fonts for special purposes, but stay with the defaults for all other cases. It's not so much an issue of different sizes or something. It's good citizenship if an app respects the system defaults. The defaults are there for a simple reasong - to ensure a consisten user experince.
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> Not everyone will notice, not every one will care, but there are some, that take this stuff quite seriously ;).
A perfect example of this is in the new iTunes. The main window display font was changed from Helvetica to Arial, and to people who have expected a uniform appearance in apps coming from Apple, this is a drastic departure from what is expected. I'm sure you've heard the cries about people hating the new iTunes GUI. This is a big part of it.
It will look foreign and unexpected to the users.
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