D14869: [RFC] Increase default font sizes by 1 pt

Chris Rizzitello noreply at phabricator.kde.org
Mon Aug 20 15:21:05 BST 2018


rizzitello added a comment.


  In D14869#312041 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D14869#312041>, @filipf wrote:
  
  > > ! In D14869#311980 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D14869#311980>, @rooty wrote:
  > > you can always put in a wizard that runs on booting for the first time and asks people for their preferences... i still wouldn't hardcode them (what if you change your mind later on)
  >
  > I think this is a good idea. We still get some newcomers complaining that the configuration options are too much for them so we could make a simplified wizard that would address the essentials. This would also perhaps tone down the need for and discussion about flipping defaults. We could have questions such as:
  >
  > - how would you like your desktop to be organized? Windows style, Mac style, Ubuntu style etc.
  > - do you prefer a light or dark theme? -> with allowing an option for a light theme with a dark panel
  > - how big should the fonts be? -> just a slider with real-time preview, if not of Plasma then sample text in the dialog
  > - do you wish to use single click or double click to open files?
  > - etc. -> something else of relevance
  >
  >   It wouldn't even necessarily have to pop-out upon first boot, just be somewhere prominent in system settings. But even if it pops-out, that's not that unprecedented in the Linux world, XFCE for example asks you for the preferred panel configuration. And you can always add a big SKIP button.
  
  
  I am all for a new user wizard. I have stated this on several of these kinds of threads.

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