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* sugar.activity.activity sets the default GTK+ font based on them.
* sugar.activity.activity sets the default GTK+ font based on them.


Next steps:
Next steps (implemented in [http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/sugar-settings-manager sugar-settings-manager]) :
* Implement an xsettings daemon (hopefully in-process).
* Implement an xsettings daemon (hopefully in-process).
** This will eliminate the need to manually set GTK+ fonts in sugar-session and sugar.activity.activity, since GTK+ init routines will contact the settings daemon and learn of the settings.
** This will eliminate the need to manually set GTK+ fonts in sugar-session and sugar.activity.activity, since GTK+ init routines will contact the settings daemon and learn of the settings.
** It will also mean that activities that are not based on sugar.activity.activity have an easy way to find out the font settings, and all GTK+ apps will "just work"
** It will also mean that activities that are not based on sugar.activity.activity have an easy way to find out the font settings, and all GTK+ apps will "just work"
TODO
* Deprecate FONT settings in sugar.graphics.style
* Deprecate FONT settings in sugar.graphics.style
* Add user interface
* Add user interface
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== How To Test ==
== How To Test ==
# Set font settings in GConf then launch sugar - do they take effect?
# Set font settings in GConf then launch sugar - do they take effect?
** To set the GConf key manually, use the gconftool-2 command from Terminal (''gconftool-2 --set -t string /desktop/sugar/font/default_face Serif'' and ''gconftool-2 --set -t float /desktop/sugar/font/default_size 16'')
## To set the GConf key manually, use the gconftool-2 command from Terminal (''gconftool-2 --set -t string /desktop/sugar/font/default_face Serif'' and ''gconftool-2 --set -t float /desktop/sugar/font/default_size 16'')
** After setting the key, you need to restart Sugar
## After setting the key, you need to restart Sugar
# (WARNING: This part of the Feature has not landed yet) Go into the control panel and change the font - whole desktop should be instantly updated.
# (WARNING: This part of the Feature has not landed yet) Go into the control panel and change the font - whole desktop should be instantly updated.