https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461690 Summary: Login screen - hard to read text for "Session Type", hostname etc. Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: All OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Usability AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: rob.opensuse.linux@googlemail.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Compared to 10.3, the login screen's text on both lower left, and upper right areas of the display is much smaller than it used to be. This may be due to changing to use FOSS fonts, from previous. Also the white text, against the green background with "water mark" like curved lines, radiating outwards, doesn't show up well any more against the green background. The central area of screen, has grey panel, which draws yet further attention froim the text info. Whilst testing 11.1-RC1 I did not even notice the options to change the Session Type, or the Menu item for things like Shutdown. Nor the hostname and openSUSE log on upper right part of screen. Recent threads (I was not involved with) in the openSUSE forum, show that others are missing the options, which leads to questions like "how do I start desktop X", where X is anything but the default (KDE4?). http://forums.opensuse.org/install-boot-login/402054-kde3-kde4.html I have used the release on both 1600x1200 and 1024x768 displays, it is not 'good' on either. Firstly : 1) Please Consider Larger Text 2) Please Consider a panel for the text, so the white shows up against grey; or some other method to aid visibility 3) Why not have the upper right and lower left info combine hostname, the session or shutdown option applies to this host, so logicaly the name makes more sense there, and then the Logo can be larger, loud and proud,, just a piece of artwork, without any informational content, that needs to draw attention. Secondly : 4) Session Type, isn't really so obvious, it's a bit technical and geeky. Would "Desktop Type" be clearer? 5) Menu, is meaningless. It ought to be labelled clearly "Power Off and Sleep Options" or something, better and clearer. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.