Re: [newbie] mozilla toolbar and KDE / gnome font size problems
On Sunday 20 Jul 2003 11:07 pm, JoeHill wrote: LO On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:53:30 +0100 Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Actually, we did solve that one. I sent the person a section from my moz bookmark file, and he edited it and put it into his own. I'm pleased to say it worked fine. Anne is our resident Mozilla *expert*, she'll have Mozilla makin ya coffee before ya know it! But I told her about the about:config trick, so she owes me... a smooch? LOL - no expert, but I like Moz as a browser. I like the left-hand panel for search and bookmarks, I like the F9 to switch it in and out, and I like its configurability. Joe, remind me about that one. This is probably something that you and I should put together for the TWiki pages, since it is so useful. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] mozilla toolbar and KDE / gnome font size problems
I've just installed mandrake 9.1 and I'm having 2 problems. the first is with mozilla. it's impossible to add any bookmarks to the personal toolbar folder. I've tried doing exactly what the help file tells you but it just ignores me. I've found some mail in the archive from someone with exactly the same problem but no-one managed to suggest anything to solve it. does anyone have any ideas? alternatively does anyone know where I can get a build of firebird 0.6 with good anti-aliased font support that will work with mandrake 9.1? in fact that would be the ideal solution. the second problem is with font sizes in KDE and gnome. about 1 time in 4 when I start my machine all the fonts on the desktop are extremely small. restarting normally fixes the problem but then it will come back again unpredictably. any ideas? thanks chris Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mozilla toolbar and KDE / gnome font size problems
On 20 Jul 2003 22:13:19 -0400 Chris Kent [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: the second problem is with font sizes in KDE and gnome. about 1 time in 4 when I start my machine all the fonts on the desktop are extremely small. restarting normally fixes the problem but then it will come back again unpredictably. yes, I've experienced that before. Please post your XF86Config-4 so we may have a look. Usually it is the way the fonts are listed, the order is important. You shouldn't have to restart your computer to fix it tho, just restart X (ctrl-alt-backspace). As a relatively long-time user, I always recommend booting to text mode (runlevel 3) and starting X manually after you log in. I have had waay fewer probs that way. Those graphical logins can be a b*tch. My experience, not necessarily others. -- Joehill Registered Linux user #282046 ++ Dying is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down. -- Woody Allen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mozilla toolbar and KDE / gnome font size problems
On 20 Jul 2003 22:13:19 -0400 Chris Kent [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: the second problem is with font sizes in KDE and gnome. about 1 time in 4 when I start my machine all the fonts on the desktop are extremely small. restarting normally fixes the problem but then it will come back again unpredictably. also, have you installed any fonts lately, like the msttcorefonts package, for example? or made any font-related changes like importing MS fonts from your Windows partition (if you have one)? -- Joehill Registered Linux user #282046 ++ He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. -- Lao Tsu Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mozilla toolbar and KDE / gnome font size problems
yes, I've imported my windows fonts. is that likely to have caused the problem? and is it fixable? chris On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 17:27, JoeHill wrote: On 20 Jul 2003 22:13:19 -0400 Chris Kent [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: the second problem is with font sizes in KDE and gnome. about 1 time in 4 when I start my machine all the fonts on the desktop are extremely small. restarting normally fixes the problem but then it will come back again unpredictably. also, have you installed any fonts lately, like the msttcorefonts package, for example? or made any font-related changes like importing MS fonts from your Windows partition (if you have one)? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mozilla toolbar and KDE / gnome font size problems
On Monday 21 Jul 2003 3:13 am, Chris Kent wrote: I've just installed mandrake 9.1 and I'm having 2 problems. the first is with mozilla. it's impossible to add any bookmarks to the personal toolbar folder. I've tried doing exactly what the help file tells you but it just ignores me. I've found some mail in the archive from someone with exactly the same problem but no-one managed to suggest anything to solve it. does anyone have any ideas? Actually, we did solve that one. I sent the person a section from my moz bookmark file, and he edited it and put it into his own. I'm pleased to say it worked fine. This is a bit of a rush job, so you will have to check syntax, but try adding this into yours. Anne!DOCTYPE NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1 !-- This is an automatically generated file. It will be read and overwritten. Do Not Edit! -- META HTTP-EQUIV=Content-Type CONTENT=text/html; charset=UTF-8 TITLEBookmarks/TITLE H1Bookmarks/H1 DLp DTH3 ADD_DATE=895504514 LAST_MODIFIED=1047502111 ID=NC:PersonalToolbarFolderPersonal Toolbar Folder/H3 DLp DTH3 ADD_DATE=917617628 LAST_MODIFIED=1051282613 ID=NC:BookmarksRoot#$9f578b83books/H3 DLp DTA HREF=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/subst/home/home.html/026-2620445-9136205; ADD_DATE=917616865 LAST_VISIT=1015857764 LAST_MODIFIED=917616849Amazon.co.uk/A/DLp DTH3 ADD_DATE=917617278 LAST_MODIFIED=1052306332 ID=NC:BookmarksRoot#$9f578b85Family/H3 /DLp HR Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mozilla toolbar and KDE / gnome font size problems
On 20 Jul 2003 22:53:35 -0400 Chris Kent [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: yes, I've imported my windows fonts. is that likely to have caused the problem? and is it fixable? but of course! as I say, install the freetype packages from Texstar, and in your XF86Config-4, make sure the 100 DPI fonts are listed first, before the 75 DPI fonts. that should solve yer prob, IIRC. if not, write back we'll keep hacking away at it fer ya! havin fun yet?! -- Joehill Registered Linux user #282046 ++ Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief. -- William Faulkner Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
