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  Managing font size issues between apps tony mollica <tjm3@threedogs.net> - 2018-01-08 19:40 +0100
    Re: Managing font size issues between apps Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-01-08 22:20 +0100
      Re: Managing font size issues between apps tony mollica <tjm3@threedogs.net> - 2018-01-09 16:30 +0100

#190815 — Managing font size issues between apps

Hello.

I'd like to find out how users are managing the font size issues between 
applications.
What prompts me to ask is applying system or application updates 
sometimes changes the display of fonts, some larger, some smaller, both 
between applications and also within the applications, Thunderbird being 
one of the worst.

Am I missing some configuration utility or is this still a widespread 
problem?


tjm

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tony mollica composed on 2018-01-08 09:29 (UTC-0800):

> I'd like to find out how users are managing the font size issues between 
> applications.
> What prompts me to ask is applying system or application updates 
> sometimes changes the display of fonts, some larger, some smaller, both 
> between applications and also within the applications, Thunderbird being 
> one of the worst.
> 
> Am I missing some configuration utility or is this still a widespread 
> problem?                        

Focusing on TB, because it's a Mozilla.org application, yes, it is a common
problem. Factors affecting fonts include, but are not limited to:

1-which DE or WM you are using

2-which themes you have installed

3-source of the package that provided the application

4-physical display density

5-logical display density

6-toolkit used to build application

I don't use TB, but I do use other mozilla.org apps, some provided by the
distribution, some provided directly from mozilla.org.

Subject to correction by those using TB or otherwise having better knowledge:
1-TB 45 upstream was still using the mature GTK2 tookit, which had ample, mature
theme support. TB 52 upstream has been switched to GTK3, with more limited theme
support.
2-Individual Linux distros still have the option with 52 to build using GTK2, as
do those self-compiling TB.

One method of managing fonts in TB is described here:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=UserChrome.css&printable=yes
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pane_and_menu_fonts
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#190845

Thanks.

I'll look through the info in the links and continue the font fight.
I'm feeling like the only reason to post here is to complain, but after 
using Debian for over twenty years, meaning Linux in general and the 
endless configurability claims (yeah, I can get it to look just like 
windoze), I still can't resolve font size issues between panels within 
an application much less between two or more apps running at the same time.
I think everyone knows the issue.  It appears there's no real resolution 
or easy config in place.  So not to take up any more bandwidth I'll 
consider this thread finished.

Thanks again,
Tony

On 01/08/2018 01:14 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
> tony mollica composed on 2018-01-08 09:29 (UTC-0800):
> 
>> I'd like to find out how users are managing the font size issues between
>> applications.
>> What prompts me to ask is applying system or application updates
>> sometimes changes the display of fonts, some larger, some smaller, both
>> between applications and also within the applications, Thunderbird being
>> one of the worst.
>>
>> Am I missing some configuration utility or is this still a widespread
>> problem?
> 
> Focusing on TB, because it's a Mozilla.org application, yes, it is a common
> problem. Factors affecting fonts include, but are not limited to:
> 
> 1-which DE or WM you are using
> 
> 2-which themes you have installed
> 
> 3-source of the package that provided the application
> 
> 4-physical display density
> 
> 5-logical display density
> 
> 6-toolkit used to build application
> 
> I don't use TB, but I do use other mozilla.org apps, some provided by the
> distribution, some provided directly from mozilla.org.
> 
> Subject to correction by those using TB or otherwise having better knowledge:
> 1-TB 45 upstream was still using the mature GTK2 tookit, which had ample, mature
> theme support. TB 52 upstream has been switched to GTK3, with more limited theme
> support.
> 2-Individual Linux distros still have the option with 52 to build using GTK2, as
> do those self-compiling TB.
> 
> One method of managing fonts in TB is described here:
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=UserChrome.css&printable=yes
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pane_and_menu_fonts
> 

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