[wishlist] Needs font size/selection

It would probably be good, even if you decide to add configuration gumpf for this, to default to a slightly smaller size than the default application font size.

It doesn't seem to follow the current desktop or applications font settings.. I have DejaVu Sans Condensed 9 set in gnome-appearance-properties but it seems to use Sans or DejaVu Sans 10... So, IMHO it would be good enough if it would follow current application fonts settings.

You can now configure Gwibber's default font from the preference dialog.

Has this fix been incorporated into a released version? I've got version 0.9.1, but I can't see the font size selection box. I've just upgraded to Fedora 11 and the font size is massive so I'd like to decrease it.

This feature is included in 1.2.0.

Has this reverted? I see no font selection in 2.0.0

Still none (AFAICT) in 2.30.0.1

Workaround:

From a terminal window, edit the stylesheet file for the Ubuntu theme in Gwibber:
gksudo gedit /usr/share/gwibber/ui/themes/ubuntu/main.css

Edit your file to add font size and family information, such as:

* {
  color: black;
  font-size: 8pt;
  font-family: Liberation Sans;
}

.imgbox {
  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
}

You will need to exit Gwibber and restart it to see the changes.

To see what fonts you have available and their corresponding family names, install the gnome-specimen package and then go to Applications > Graphics > Specimen Font Previewer.

Using the latest Gwibber in 11.04 this issue is still not solved. Can someone please set the bug status appropriately ?

I really don't think it is a good idea to include a application specific override for the font settings. It is important to have a consistent experience across the desktop. I think if a user prefers a smaller font, they probably really want that smaller font across all applications on the desktop. Adding the complexity of another setting, which really just introduces inconsistency, would just make things more confusing.

Perhaps if there needs to be a different font setting for a different class of content, we should look at solving that desktop wide.

By that logic Gnome terminal, Firefox and Evolution (core apps) shouldn't have customizable font sizes. Gwibber deals with content (and potentially lots of it). I *don't* want my whole desktop to change just because I want more content in Gwibber. I agree the default should match the global prefs, but one should be able to easily customize this bit, specially in content-intensive apps.