RE: [MLUG] Mozilla 1.0.0

["Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> In a perfect world, people don't pretend that the web is 
> typesetting, but put the stuff that has to look just so into pdf.  
> Really, on a platform where this kind of thing is well supported, 
> you do find yourself just surfing right into pdf files and not 
> caring, and since the kewl font trix are going to get lost on people 
> without the best browswers anyway...

There are 'kewl' tricks involving stylesheets which I believe are useful, as
long as they don't degrade into something unreadable (meaning you actually
pay attention when your coding).  Fonts, however, should not be 'kewl', but
effective.  If I'm making a header, it should be possible for me to specify
a larger, bold, sans-serif font.  If I'm making long body text, it should be
possible for me to specify a standard size and weight, serif font.  I think
you could reasonably limit "font-face"/"font-family" to serif and
sans-serif, though I would hate to see some idiot out there set his serif
font to a *bats font, then complain about how unreadable my page is.

> > Now, back to my problem.  Save this to a .txt file, view it 
> in mozilla or
> > netscape.  On my NT box, it shows up in 10pt courier.
> 
> Save what?  Your message?

Yes, though any flat text will do.

> > On my linux box, it shows up at about 6pt with a fuzzy looking
> > font resembling that used in the terminal windows (which is
> > about 14pt on my linux box).
> 
> When I save your message, I get what looks to be 10 point courier, 
> only fuzzier.  Hitting <ctrl>-+ a couple of times makes it look just
> fine, though.  Is this what you meant?

Yes.  <ctrl>+<+> doesn't work in netscape or mozilla on my linux box.  I
think this is probably where my problem comes in.

> In my copy of Mozilla 1.0.0, I can get any magnification I like.  I 
> had to type in 1800%, but it worked fine.  (Of course, when I do 
> that, all I see on the first screen is "Date:" :-))  Assuming that 
> I'm doing the same thing you are trying, if you're *not* getting 
> happiness here, I suggest there may be a problem with your font 
> set-up.  And those are really annoying. :-(

Again, my install seems to be different from yours, I'm not getting those
options.  I am further puzzled though, that the default font setting is
still that unreadable garbage.
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