[Pidgin] #7373: Pidgen default msn font looks bad

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#7373: Pidgen default msn font looks bad
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 Reporter:  daf               |        Owner:  khc
     Type:  defect            |       Status:  new
Milestone:                    |    Component:  MSN
  Version:  2.5.2             |   Resolution:     
 Keywords:  font default msn  |  
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Comment(by daf):

 Replying to [comment:3 deryni]:
 > pidgin does not set a default outgoing font unless the user specifies
 one, and it certainly doesn't specify an old Windows specific font. Are
 you sure the user isn't choosing that font intentionally? Or at least
 choosing some font that WLM can't display directly and is substituting
 that font instead?
 >
 > pidgin users can certainly choose the font they want to send in outgoing
 messages, even for MSN as far as I know.

 I've tested with ubuntu 8.10 RC, by default it sends text in "MS san
 Serif". Changing fonts to Bitstream Vera monospace (the only linux font
 family I presently have installed on my XP machine) on the only place I
 saw (Options->Conversation) changed the font displayed on Pidgen but
 didn't change the font being sent out.

 The results were observed on two diferent Windows XP machines, being more
 noticable on mine since I'm using a large TFT screen which make font
 rendering without Clear Type very pour.

 If indeed users can chose the outgoing font it's non obvious. It's
 possible that chosing "MS San Serif" was done because it was present in
 all windows versions (acording to wikipedia the ttf is only present in
 Windows 2000 and up), still in todays time with TFT being the norm "MS San
 Serif" stands out like a win16 app on a vista desktop, and that ain't
 preaty :P

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