Well, I think this widget should work like in OpenOffice, while I don't care if the fontname is displayed in font or separately or at all. Displaying the selected text should not be needed. Real instant apply is better for usability imho (no extra clutter) and also better to find the right font, because one can zoom into the parts one cares about.
David
On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 13:21 -0400, bulia byak wrote:
On 5/26/06, David Christian Berg <david@...407...> wrote:
Actually I changed my opinion on this. Seeing the fonts is nice, but instant apply
As instant as you press Enter. But we can make it instant-apply as well, optionally.
and being able to move through the fonts with the down button
Who said it's not possible with this widget? I bet it's easy, just needs to be enabled.
Besides you have type ahead find - type a letter and see a drop-down of fonts starting with that name (without previews, for speed).
which you can with a combobox is more convenient. I _always_ chose a font like that in any app where it is possible. Have a short text and go through the list of fonts with that text. That is because often you want the right font for that specific text. If you are not looking for a font but know what you want, the name is enough.
It is possible to make this widget to display the selected text if there is one, instead of the standard string.