Customizing Your System Fonts
Now that you know how to get and install fonts, you might be itching to use some of them to further customize your system. To get started doing this, just select Preferences ► Appearance in the System menu, which will bring up the Appearance Preferences window. Click the Fonts tab in that window to see the options available to you (Figure 11-4).
As you can see, you can specify font preferences in five categories: applications, documents, desktop, window titles, and the Terminal (fixed width font).
The choices you make take effect immediately, so you will soon know whether or not you can live with them. Unlike the other aspects of customization, those choices could drive you stark raving mad. Sure, it is easy and fun ...
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