[SOLVED] Font types and sizes in O/S and applications

I am still finding difficulty (To my eyes on a higher resolution laptop than my last model) with the fonts and sizes of both the O/S and Applications as well as the Icons of my Applications, which are too small.

Changing the font size to large in the O/S gives letters to large for words not be split between lines (not enough adjustment, it seems) and likewise with any resizing of Icons.

Quite a few people have the same issue - are we closer to achieving better, more finely adjustable fixes, please?

Also how can I get some better fonts into the O/S - I like Times New Roman.

Thanks Again F.P.

Hi, in respect of Icons have you attempted to change the default poor paper ones to the nicer Hi Color ones?

As for font scaling have you got gnome-tweak-tool (Tweak Tool) installed?

And as for Times New Roman I think M$ have the rights to that - anything wrong with the Open Source/Free Fonts?:

I am still using paper icons (They are weak, I agree), but I have downloaded and installed a few alternatives, which I have not had the confidence to try yet.

They are: Xelicsm, Dalisha, Moka, Masalla.

I am interested in HiColour icons, but I don't know where I can get them from or how to install them.

I noticed in an earlier post from you, Swarf, a reference to your using "Applications Adapta-Nokte and Vivacious - AA Gnome shell - Black", where do they fit in? I don't understand what you have been altering here or how - but it could be good if it makes things a bit brighter. Is there a White version of that AA Gnome shell - I would love to get away from the black O/S system boxes in Zorin12

I have installed gnome-tweak-tool, but not used it since I got Zorin 12 running again on my Kratos laptop. I am now working more often on that laptop and I am working through the residual issues that I have with Z12.

Can gnome-tweak-tool work on the font size in the Black O/S system boxes and can the size of the boxes be, say doubled?

I have been looking at Gnome Shell Themes on gnome-look.org - also check out 'Additional Extensions' on the official gnome extensions page - my only slight concern was that I had to install some google chrome extension element to Firefox so you can install Extensions directly from the Gnome Web page - makes life a lot easier.

Still work in progress - I installed the Adapta-Nokte theme - if I can find it in Zorin Appearance. Perhaps I should use Tweak Tool to have a look at it first.

Pretty well there now - I mainly tweaked individual browser and App settings to get things the way I wanted.

A few fonts are still WEENY, but I can live with them.

The icons and writing on the desktop are just about big enough, but Nautilus seems to carry on too small as ever - I will use Tweak Tool when I feel brave - or perhaps not.

Pretty well there now - I mainly tweaked individual browser and App settings to get things the way I wanted.

A few fonts are still WEENY, but I can live with them.

The icons and writing on the desktop are just about big enough, but Nautilus seems to carry on too small as ever - I will use Tweak Tool when I feel brave - or perhaps not.

No - use 'dConf Editor':

for some reason, Screenshot failed to show the alternatives on the drop-down list - 'standard' and 'large'.

Thanks, Swarf - I tried dConf Editor.

Unfortunately, I did not get the interesting selection of things that you could change as in your screen shot.

All I got as options on the left hand side were:

apps

ca

com

desktop

org

system


Naturally, I am a little baffled. F.P.

You need to click on those little triangles/arrow heads to expand the choice - the path is:

org | gnome | nautilus | icon view

Thanks again - you just have to know where to find things!