[Pidgin] #3061: Font Controls Inconsistent and Unclear + Proposal for Revision

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#3061: Font Controls Inconsistent and Unclear + Proposal for Revision
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  Reporter:  irv           |       Owner:       
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new  
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:       
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.1.1
Resolution:                |    Keywords:       
   Pending:  1             |  
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Comment (by deryni):

 To explain 'Use font from theme' and 'Conversation font' a bit... A while
 back pidgin was changed to (when it is available) grab the 'document-font'
 from Gnome and to use that as the default history and entry area local
 display font. This worked nicely for Gnome users who had actually set that
 font to something they liked to read in their documents and didn't work at
 all for those who hadn't. At the time this usage of the document-font was
 mandatory and this didn't make people very happy. So the 'Use font from
 theme' preference was added to allow people to turn that off. A preference
 was needed because the coded font selection was overriding any gtkrc font
 choice the user might have made.

 Apparently the 'Conversation font' preference was added as part of the
 ability to turn off the usage of the 'document-font' because the HIG in
 one section suggests that users be allowed to override the chosen document
 font. Given that I think the 'Conversation font' preference should be
 removed and if people want to set their own history area font they can use
 the GTK+ theme control plugin or use the correct snippet from our example
 gtkrc file.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3061#comment:3>
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