[NTLUG:Discuss] slightly OT: desktop fonts

[Fred James]

Ralph Green wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-07-04 at 16:40 -0500, Fred James wrote:
>   
>>>> This is an issue for a somewhat visually impaired person ... please help
>>>> if you can
>>>>
>>>> I know how to change the screen resolution
>>>> I know how to "zoom-in" in a browser or application
>>>> I know how to enlarge the icons and text on the task bar(s)
>>>> I don't know how to enlarge the fonts in the tool bar(s) of the
>>>> applications, like ...
>>>> OpenOffice
>>>> Seamonkey
>>>> Firefox
>>>> (like this sort of stuff ... if this image comes through?)
>>>> <http://www.fredjame.cnc.net/pictures/fontsample.png>
>>>> Gilbert Morrow
>>>>         
>> Oops ... sorry ... I did leave that out, didn't I ...
>>     Gnome (2.20.0)
>>     
> Howdy,
>   I don't have a version that old any more.  I have been updating
> machines lately.  In Ubuntu Jaunty, which uses Gnome 2.22, you can set a
> number of the fonts using Appearance Preferences.  You get to that from
> System/Preferences/Appearance.  I think there was a similar facility in
> the prior version.  In that program, if I adjust the Application Font,
> it seems to do what you ask.
> Good luck,
> Ralph
>   
Ralph Green
Thank you ... yes it is there - not sure how I missed it before, but I 
did ... now I can show her a couple of options and give her a choice ... 
Thanks
Regards
Fred James