GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 318493
Fonts size on toolbars should be smaller
Last modified: 2013-08-14 01:04:37 UTC
I would like to suggest making the font size on toolbars smaller than the default font for applications (example: if Sans 10 is the default, set Sans 8 for toolbars). Other information: In a default GNOME installation the toolbar for some applications is not entirely visible (gedit, epiphany, evolution). Users *often* change the default setting to "icons only" possibly to fix this, but not having text can be a problem in some applications. I think using smaller fonts on the toolbars would make the UI seem less cluttered, more friendly and overall make the toolbars more useful. From looking at screenshots of other GUI's I think some already do this: GNUstep and OS X: http://www.collaboration-world.com/cgi-bin/project/screenshot.cgi?pid=2 BeOS: http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/bedocs/documentation/User's%20Guide/03_network/Network09_BeMail.html#pgfId-34874 I don't have a lot of experience with them but it seems they do this already.
*** Bug 320679 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
ok, this would be really nice if it was added to GTK by default. Here is a screenshot showing how it would look like. I think it would benefit A LOT the overall LOOK of Gnome! This is a trick that OSX does to look less busy and more inviting and it also makes the window to require less screen space. Come on, you know you want it! :)
Created attachment 84679 [details] with and without small toolbar/statusbar fonts
The "Disk Analyzer Baobab" application that currently ships with Gnome would greatly benefit from such a change btw. Many other apps with lots of text under toolbar icons too.
BTW, please check below a more "proper" screenshot, because the screenshots above were just from my tweaked desktop. This new screenshot uses the right font sizes: Gnome uses font size San 10, which is the current default Toolbar/Statusbar use size Sans 8, which is the proposed font size. If a user does not have good eyesight and changes the default font size to 12 let's say, then make the toolbar/statusbar font size 10, which is a +2. Never go below font size 8. I think that's the right recipe...
Created attachment 84692 [details] the right default font sizes
this can be fixed in the theme.