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ITom	2007-11-27 , 20:26
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Default minimum font size is too small for me. I found a way how to define miminum font size in built in browser.
By befaullt some configuration setting does not exist.

1. Open browser. In address bar type

Code:

about:config

2. In 'Set Preference' group, in Name textbox type

Code:

font.minimum-size.x-unicode

, in Value

Code:

3. Save new string by pressing 'Set Preference' button.
4. Repete steps 2-3 for

Code:

font.minimum-size.x-western

Code:

font.minimum-size.x-cyrillic

Code:

font.minimum-size.x-user-def

Restart browser.
In example 16 - minimum font size for text in browser window, change it to your as you like.

Last edited by ITom; 2007-11-27 at 21:29.

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RedMist	2007-11-27 , 20:40
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excellent. thank you.

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	technut	2007-11-27 , 21:32
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Did you find that by searching in these forums? Because it has been covered here before.

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ITom	2007-11-27 , 22:03
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Could you post a link here, because i found HowTo change font size in Opera only, not in Mozilla (os2008)?

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	Karel Jansens	2007-11-27 , 22:14
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Originally Posted by technut

Did you find that by searching in these forums? Because it has been covered here before.

"about:config" is pretty much a bog-standard feature of Mozilla.

It's nice to know though Nokia didn't deem it too confusing for usr:@tablt and decided to disable it...

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ITom	2007-11-27 , 22:46
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Ok. Way to do modificatioin easy:
File with Mozilla user parameters is

Code:

prefs.js

located in

Code:

/home/user/.mozilla/microb

.
I copied "GE Inspira" and "Lucida Console" fonts to /usr/share/fonts. Then

Code:

fc-cache -fvr

uder root and user.
Using 'nano-tiny' made changes in 'prefs.js':

Code:

user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0);
user_pref("font.default.x-cyrillic", "sans-serif");
user_pref("font.default.x-unicode", "sans-serif");
user_pref("font.default.x-user-def", "sans-serif");
user_pref("font.default.x-western", "sans-serif");
user_pref("font.language.group", "x-cyrillic");
user_pref("font.minimum-size.x-cyrillic", 16);
user_pref("font.minimum-size.x-unicode", 16);
user_pref("font.minimum-size.x-user-def", 16);
user_pref("font.minimum-size.x-western", 16);
user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-cyrillic", "Lucida Console");
user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-unicode", "Lucida Console");
user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-user-def", "Lucida Console");
user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "Lucida Console");
user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-cyrillic", "GE Inspira");
user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode", "GE Inspira");
user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-user-def", "GE Inspira");
user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "GE Inspira");
user_pref("font.name.serif.x-cyrillic", "GE Inspira");
user_pref("font.name.serif.x-unicode", "GE Inspira");
user_pref("font.name.serif.x-user-def", "GE Inspira");
user_pref("font.name.serif.x-western", "GE Inspira");
user_pref("font.size.fixed.x-central-euro", 16);
user_pref("font.size.fixed.x-cyrillic", 16);
user_pref("font.size.fixed.x-unicode", 16);
user_pref("font.size.fixed.x-user-def", 16);
user_pref("font.size.fixed.x-western", 16);
user_pref("font.size.variable.x-user-def", 16);

Now webpages looking like on notebook.

NB: Change "GE Inspira", "Lucida Console" to your existing fonts.

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	technut	2007-11-27 , 23:13
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Originally Posted by ITom

Could you post a link here, because i found HowTo change font size in Opera only, not in Mozilla (os2008)?

But you're doing a nice job of covering it, don't let me stop you.

Last edited by technut; 2007-11-27 at 23:22.

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ITom	2007-11-27 , 23:18
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My bad

Thank You. Next time will pay more attention.

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	YoDude	2007-11-27 , 23:58
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Originally Posted by ITom

My bad Thank You. Next time will pay more attention.

Well done and easy to follow...

What are the default values for the fields in your first post?

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ITom	2007-11-28 , 09:46
Posts: 34 \| Thanked: 9 times \| Joined on Mar 2006 @ Wien	#10

Default values does not exist, except user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0); Default -1
I made changes in Linux Firefox menu, then copied changes from configuration file Notebook to configuration file N800 opened in nano-tiny in ssh session. Using "standard" about:config is too complecate.

'GE Inspira' i replaced to 'Tahoma', which is more readeble on N800 screen.

Last edited by ITom; 2007-11-28 at 09:48.