[ale] Idiots shutting out those with visual problems: was Weird window-manager shenanigans on debian 12...

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My favorite is "White on light grey".   DIE Wesley Crusher, DIE!

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> On 09/22/2025 2:56 AM EDT Steve Litt via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> 
>  
> On Sun, 21 Sep 2025 21:31:48 -0400
> William Wylde via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
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> > On Sat, Sep 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM Steve Litt via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > The reason I never took fvwm seriously is it defaults to tiny fonts
> > > I can't read, and because I can't read them, I can't do the
> > > necessary stuff to make them better in order to do the config I
> > > need, like getting rid of those stupid break off menus.
> > >
> > >  
> > Pretty much the reason I quit messing with it when my eyes started to
> > get bad.
> 
> You gotta love these 20/15 guys who set default fonts for those with
> similar vision. I mean how cool is it that you can get double the info
> on the screen if you forsake the 20/50's among us? And while we're at
> it, isn't dark purple on dark blue just soooo cool? Naturally, use the
> thinnest, reediest font available and be sure to have plenty of
> transparency with a complicated image underneath.
> 
> The hubris is breathtaking.
> 
> SteveT
> 
> Steve Litt 
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