Hi all,

Hopefully I've posted in the right section... It relates to OS2008, but on the N800. I was wondering if anybody has had any luck in changing the minimum font size in MicroB with OS2008 on the N800. I took a look at this thread from coffeedrinker, which worked for me in the MicroB beta with OS2007. Below is a snipet from that post. The bold print is no longer included in the about:config page. I'm going to mess around with it more, see if adding it helps. Just wondering if anybody else has had any luck with this so far. Perhaps there is a different mechanism to achieve this now?

To set minimum fonts size:
user_pref("font.min-size.fixed.x-western", 17);
user_pref("font.min-size.variable.x-western", 17);

These are for non css sites (I think):
user_pref("font.size.variable.x-western", 18);
user_pref("font.size.fixed.x-western", 18);

To change the default font (fonts must be installed in .fonts):
user_pref("font.default.x-western", "sans-serif");
user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "Arial");


Thanks,
Frank

It works fine if you add these to the prefs.js file in ~/.mozilla/microb

Also, my libfreetype built under 2007 works fine in 2008 without recompile. I need my fonts to be really clean without any antialiasing or I get headaches. Best results after changing this is to have a nice ~/.fonts.conf to get the antialiasing to stay off until you get to about 20 point.

Thanks coffeedrinker!

I was just logging in to say that I actually was able to add those lines manually via the about:config page. I notice that on certain sites (anandtech.com and dpreview.com to name a couple) tables seem to get mangled with a font size above 14, so I stopped there. Curious... What default font do you use? I would be interested in trying out any fonts/settings that would make the IT more readable. It's not bad the way I have it set now, but I'd be appreciative of your suggestions and ideas!

Frank

Having larger fonts will cause problems with some sites, but I can live with that. I usually use the settings as listed in the first post. I like Arial but sometimes use other fonts that are sans-serif because I find them to be much easier to read when they are smaller. They are just cleaner.

For me, the most important part is the fixed freetype library. I can't live without it. I like my fonts sharp whether on Windows or on my Mac (Mac default fonts are horrendous as are those in Linux). Of course, all flaming aside, everyone can set their systems up for what works best for them *if they know how*.

I put fvwm on my n800 with excellent results using Tahoma and very small fonts. Very sharp and clear, love Tahoma for system font. The problem I had was that Nokia did not provide the proper source code for gtk2 and menus were closing when a submenu was opening because of a patch they made. The 2008 OS is so far superior over 2007 that a custom window manager is not as necessary. I must say though, that having multiple screens (multiple virtual windows) as the best improvement I ever had on the n800.

Back to your original question.... If you search the forum you can find a post by me about the freetype library. In it I have a screen shot of the fonts I use without antialiasing turned on. I can provide that file for you. To install it all you do is put it in /usr/lib and change a symbolic link to turn it on. You will also want to edit .fonts.conf to get the antialiasing to turn off at the specific font size that suits you. And I also use several Windows fonts because I find they work better with the modified freetype library.

Oh, I also use Palatino because it has a very complete unicode library which I use with the Bible software I wrote which displays the Greek characters well.

Sorry for the rambling.....