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Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser?

From "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.software.firefox
Subject Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser?
Date 2025-04-11 10:18 -0400
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On 4/11/25 08:19 AM, R.Wieser wrote:
> Ant,
> 
> [newyana2]
>> That setting is right in the normal settings window
>> under Fonts -> Advanced.
> 
> Also, you can disallow websites to pick their own fonts there.
> 
> Alas, that won't stop websites from using CSS to make the font appear as
> large or small as they want. :-|
> 
> 
> A few things that might help :
> 
> 1) Reader mode. if available/shown in the right of the URL bar.
> 
> 2) (Temporarily) Disabling CSS (as avilable under "view" -> "page style" ->
> "no style").  It might have some side effects though ...
> 
> 3) Using CTRL + and CTRL - to enlarge/shrink the page contents (use CTRL 0
> to reset).   This one will be remembered for the page you used it on.
> 
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser
> 
> 
When setting the min font size, make sure you change not only (as in my case) the 'latin' 
settings, but change 'other writing systems'.

-- 
Linux Mint 22.1, Cinnamon 6.4.8,  Kernel 6.8.0-57-generic
Thunderbird 128.9.1esr, Mozilla Firefox 137.0.1
     Alan K.

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Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-04-11 11:43 +0000
  Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-11 07:53 -0400
    Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-04-11 14:19 +0200
      Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser? "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-04-11 10:18 -0400
      Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser? NFN Smith <worldoff9908@gmail.com> - 2025-04-11 07:28 -0700
        Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-18 02:43 +0000
    Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-04-11 22:55 +0000
  Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser? Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2025-04-11 09:02 -0700
    Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-18 02:41 +0000
  Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser? Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-11 16:15 +0000
    Re: Is there a setting to limit how small all web pages' font sizes can go like in old SeaMonkey's web browser? NFN Smith <worldoff9908@gmail.com> - 2025-04-11 13:46 -0700

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