Proposed app change: GNOME Specimen to Fontmatrix

[Guy Wire]

I've used Fontmatrix for months and it is far, far superior to Specimen.  IMO this is a no-brainer.

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> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:11:06 -0500
> From: coryisatm at ubuntu.com
> To: ubuntu-studio-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Proposed app change: GNOME Specimen to Fontmatrix
> CC: ubuntu-studio-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> 
> We (the Ubuntu Studio team) generally try to stick with GNOME where we
> can as it's our desktop environment and most of our apps use GTK. But in
> cases where it's clear that a QT/KDE app is better it beats out GNOME. I
> think we have come to one such example.
> 
> I have been playing with the latest Fontmatrix and I think it outmatches
> GNOME Specimen clearly in 2 areas.
> 
>     * The ability to display fonts not installed.
>     * And finally the ability to enable them.
> 
> There are also other nice little pluses but I'll let you guys figure
> those out.
> 
> Discuss.
> 
> 
> -Cory K.
> 
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