xfstt (was Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable)

1999-01-18 Thread Robert King
On Sat, 16 Jan 1999 at 02:39:32 +, Mark Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I installed xfstt from slink tonight, as I'm getting sick of the same > problem. It went fine, and fixed all the web pages I was having trouble > with regularly (I knew I could use that Windows license for something).

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-16 Thread Mark Brown
On Thu, Jan 14, 1999 at 08:49:54AM +0100, Thomas Adams wrote: > Strange, on my hamm box installing xfstt was a pretty eventful job. First, > there is no FAQ.gz. Maybe it is in the slink but I can't install that to a > hamm box, can I? Then there is a problem with starting xfstt. It looks like

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-16 Thread Dave Thayer
On Thu, Jan 14, 1999 at 08:49:54AM +0100, Thomas Adams wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 13, 1999 at 12:35:30AM -0700, Dave Thayer wrote: > > > It was a pretty uneventful installation, but read /usr/doc/xfstt/FAQ.gz. > > Strange, on my hamm box installing xfstt was a pretty eventful job. First, > there is

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-15 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Thu, Jan 14, 1999 at 08:37:46AM +0100, Thomas Adams wrote: > navigate w/o seeing graphics or frames (and lynx' frames handling sucks IMHO) Sure, but can you give an example of how it could be implemented better? I don't like it much either but I can't see much alternative. Hamish -- Hamish

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-15 Thread Thomas Adams
On Wed, Jan 13, 1999 at 01:26:09PM +, Mark Brown wrote: > Does this happen with all web pages? I haven't used Netscape on a Debian No, some pages displayed fine, but not all. I wasn't able to find a pattern. > system (Lynx is your friend), but on other systems I've tried Netscape 4.05 Yes,

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-15 Thread Thomas Adams
On Wed, Jan 13, 1999 at 12:35:30AM -0700, Dave Thayer wrote: > It was a pretty uneventful installation, but read /usr/doc/xfstt/FAQ.gz. Strange, on my hamm box installing xfstt was a pretty eventful job. First, there is no FAQ.gz. Maybe it is in the slink but I can't install that to a hamm box,

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-14 Thread Dave Thayer
On Wed, Jan 13, 1999 at 12:29:46AM -0800, Mark Wagnon wrote: > > Dave Thayer wrote: > > > > It was a pretty uneventful installation, but read /usr/doc/xfstt/FAQ.gz. > > In particular there are some details regarding choosing font size for > > netscape. What I did, in a nutshell, was > > > > -Se

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-13 Thread Mark Wagnon
Anthony Campbell wrote: > > On 12 Jan 1999q, Dave Thayer wrote: > > > > In Windows you have TrueType fonts which display much more nicely than > > X fonts, especially on a lower res screen. I installed xfstt from slink > > which vastly improved Netscape on my 640x480 laptop screen. > > > > your pa

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-13 Thread Mark Brown
On Tue, Jan 12, 1999 at 09:42:37PM +0100, Thomas Adams wrote: > On two different hamm computers with different video cards and monitors I > installed Netscape 4.05 with the install script. > On both of these systems I can hardly read the web pages because the default > fonts are too small. On t

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-13 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 12 Jan 1999q, Dave Thayer wrote: > > In Windows you have TrueType fonts which display much more nicely than > X fonts, especially on a lower res screen. I installed xfstt from slink > which vastly improved Netscape on my 640x480 laptop screen. > > your pal dave > > -- > Dave Thayer > Denver

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-13 Thread Mark Wagnon
Dave Thayer wrote: > > It was a pretty uneventful installation, but read /usr/doc/xfstt/FAQ.gz. > In particular there are some details regarding choosing font size for > netscape. What I did, in a nutshell, was > > -Set up symlinks from /dosc/windows/fonts to > /usr/share/fonts/truetype/winfon

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-13 Thread Dave Thayer
On Tue, Jan 12, 1999 at 09:37:49PM -0800, Mark Wagnon wrote: > > Dave Thayer wrote: > > > > In Windows you have TrueType fonts which display much more nicely than > > X fonts, especially on a lower res screen. I installed xfstt from slink > > which vastly improved Netscape on my 640x480 laptop sc

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-13 Thread Mark Wagnon
Dave Thayer wrote: > > In Windows you have TrueType fonts which display much more nicely than > X fonts, especially on a lower res screen. I installed xfstt from slink > which vastly improved Netscape on my 640x480 laptop screen. > I decided to try a fresh look for X and install xfstt. Is there

Re: default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-13 Thread Dave Thayer
On Tue, Jan 12, 1999 at 09:42:37PM +0100, Thomas Adams wrote: > > On two different hamm computers with different video cards and monitors I > installed Netscape 4.05 with the install script. > > On both of these systems I can hardly read the web pages because the default > fonts are too small.

default fonts in NS 4.05 unreadable

1999-01-12 Thread Thomas Adams
On two different hamm computers with different video cards and monitors I installed Netscape 4.05 with the install script. On both of these systems I can hardly read the web pages because the default fonts are too small. On the same computers and monitors, a Windows Netscape displays fine. Why?