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#1 2007-02-03 16:29:06
- rbrownclown
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Ugly Firefox
I installed Firefox and it looks HORRENDOUS! All of the fonts are small and uncomfortable to read, and the app itself is butt ugly too. How do I fix this?
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#2 2007-02-03 17:07:32
- billy
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Re: Ugly Firefox
i'm not sure if this helps but try installing some truetype font like ttf-bitstream-vera or ttf-dejavu. There are lots of truetype fonts ( ttf-* ) so you can use the ones you like.
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#3 2007-02-03 17:09:06
- noriko
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Re: Ugly Firefox
what desktop environment are you using ? u need to install a gtk* theme
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#4 2007-02-03 17:18:21
- ozar
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Re: Ugly Firefox
A screenshot might be helpful too, because "butt ugly" is better understood when it is seen rather than simply described. 
oz
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#5 2007-02-03 21:14:54
- rbrownclown
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Re: Ugly Firefox
A screenshot might be helpful too, because "butt ugly" is better understood when it is seen rather than simply described.
You asked for it. rotf
http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/1055 … foxzl5.png
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#6 2007-02-03 21:20:38
- ozar
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Re: Ugly Firefox
Thanks for the screenie... looks like it's mostly due to the fonts issue. Of course, everybody seems to have their own fix that they use. Not sure it'll give you what you want, but I always set FF to use my fonts.
oz
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#7 2007-02-04 02:03:58
- xabbott
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Re: Ugly Firefox
Both forums and wiki cover this.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Firefox#Fonts
Do you have a .fonts.conf setup?
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#8 2007-02-04 05:12:30
- ploxiln
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Re: Ugly Firefox
May I suggest you check out http://www.mozilla.org/unix/dpi.html
Setting my xserver to correctly infer my screen's dpi drastically improved fonts in all applications (for me anyway). I just measured the dimensions of my screen in millimeters... informed xorg.conf... all better.
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#9 2007-02-04 10:44:55
- noriko
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Re: Ugly Firefox
i don't see what's wrong wit the font...
you need to set the gtk* theme | install some theme | http://www.archlinux.org/packages/788/
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#10 2007-02-17 16:06:14
- mazu
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Re: Ugly Firefox
I'd suggest to install packet gtk-qt-engines, it will render gtk (gnome applications e.g. firefox) application using qt. Everything should look ok.
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