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

[William Wylde]

Gotta agree with Sheldon... lol...

On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM jon.maddog.hall--- via Ale <ale at ale.org>
wrote:

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