[kde] [Bug 461450] Get rid of italic text for links

[Felix Ernst]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=461450

Felix Ernst <felixernst at kde.org> changed:

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--- Comment #9 from Felix Ernst <felixernst at kde.org> ---
>Italic text feels weirdly antiquated, can be difficult to read and increases visual clutter

I am sorry, but I disagree with the basic premise of this bug report that there
is something fundamentally wrong with using italic text. There is a reason it
was used for over four hundred years and is still widely used today. The only
reason I find the example image above hard to read is because there is bad
contrast between the white font and the light background. We could consider
making the text shadow stronger.

I believe we shouldn't deprive ourselves from using italic text. If we do use
it in file lists, I don't currently see a better use for it than to identify
symlinks.

Overall I agree with Noah.

>for no real benefits in this case.

One thing to note is that the image above shows an example of using the desktop
as a launcher rather than a place to manage files from. I agree that for this
use case there is no point in italicising the text. However, when using it for
file manipulation that doesn't hold true anymore. That's also the typical use
case of Dolphin.

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