Comment 895 for bug 1

Amir makes some excellent points. I totally agree with him, especially
on the fonts.
I have both Windows Vista and Ubuntu 8.10 installed on my computer and I
am constantly switching back and forth, especially when I want to read
web pages I use Firefox 3.0 on both Vistan and Ibex, yet sites always
look better in Vista because of the fonts.

I would also add that Ubuntu needs to add some of the cutomization
features for colors and font colors that are available in Windows and
the Windows version of Firefox,things like changing hyperlink colors for
those of us who are color blnd to some degree. I often have to oopy the
text from a web site to gedit in order to be able to read it properly
because I cannot do the same font and color customization in Ubuntu that
I can in Windows.

Iverall, I see the new 8.10 version of Ubuntu as a small step backwars
deom 8.04. It is almost as frustrating to use as Vista.

Amir E. Aharoni wrote:
> Every six-months a version of Ubuntu is released to big PR hoo-hah.
> Blogs with mockups of the new theme for the upcoming Ubuntu version
> receive a lot of Diggs.
>
> And well, the graphic designers working on Ubuntu are doing a great job,
> but usability isn't necessarily a question of graphic design.
>
> New icons, wallpapers and themes should be the lowest priority by now.
> They are more than good enough.
>
> Hardware support, software alternatives for Windows-only products and
> overall stability are more important than a new wallpaper.
>
> (I would make an exception for fonts, though. Well-designed fonts are
> crucial and the current offering in Ubuntu is not anywhere near
> Windows.)
>
>