4.3.3.1 To Customize the Desktop Fonts

The Font preference tool allows you to specify the default fonts for the desktop.

To start the Font preference tool, click Launch, then choose Preferences -> Desktop Preferences -> Display -> Fonts. The Font Preferences dialog contains the following options:

Application font

Click on this button to select a default font to use for the text that is displayed on the desktop, including the text displayed on the windows and dialogs associated with GNOME-compliant applications and panel applications.

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Note –

If you use the Theme preference tool to select a theme and you click on the Apply Font button, the font that is associated with the theme overrides the font that you select using the Font preference tool.

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Desktop font

Click on this button to select a font to use for the text that is displayed on the desktop background only.

Window title font

Click on this button to select a font to use for the text that is displayed in titlebars of your windows.

Terminal font

Click on this button to select a font to use in the Terminal application.

Font rendering

To specify how to render fonts on the desktop, select one of the following options:

• Monochrome

• Best shapes

• Best contrast

• Subpixel smoothing

If you use large fonts, you may need to change the size of panes in applications that use panes such as, the file manager and the Help browser.

For more information about the Font preference tool, see the Java Desktop System Release 3 User Guide.