Text - menus etc much clearer under gnome om 8.10 Beta - screenshots

[Lindsay Mathieson]

Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
> Has anyone else noticed this? I have both the the gnome and kubuntu 
> desktop installed (Intrepid) and I find text in general - menus, 
> browsing, email is much more readable under gnome than kubuntu. This 
> applies to gnome and KDE4 programs - and I do have a complete set of MS 
> fonts installed. Have tried with Font smoothing on and off.
>
> I'd go further and say the Gnome buttons, icons, menus etc are much more 
> clearly defined.
>
> IMHO KDE looks much better - but after half an hour I'm getting 
> noticeable eyestrain. Its a relief and a disappointment to switch back 
> to gnome.
>
>
> I did not find this with 7.10 / KDE3
>
> NVidia 6100 - restricted drivers installed (and working)
>   
Thunderbird on KDE4
  http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/5946/thunderbirdkde4dw5.png

Thunderbird on Gnome
  http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/70/thunderbirdgnomehk3.png

Note: The font settings are the same for Thunderbird on KDE and Gnom.

KMail on KDE4
  http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2592/kmailkde4qj0.png



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Lindsay
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