Firefox DisplayForum: X and Fluxbox Topic: Firefox Display started by: charpie Posted by charpie on Oct. 28 2006,01:23
HelloI have been using DSL for sometimes and I like it. Every now and then I try a different program but always come back. I am mostly a window user, but do appreciate Linux. I use dsl on my work laptop (dell). The thing I most appreciate from dsl is the ability to load it in the RAM and use any work laptop without letting any trace. I like to enjoy a lean system that quickly loads a top notch browser One thing that I would like to improve is Firefox display. Its good but could be much better when you compare with XP. Anything I could do to improve display? Posted by charpie on Oct. 28 2006,15:45
I guess I need to be more specific. My laptop at work is a dell latitude d600. I use it wireless with a linksys wpc xx v4 using ndiswrapper and the rt8180 infAll that works good. The browser display is quite minimal basic when compare to other linux system like slax, ubuntu, xubuntu, puppy. I have tried them all and they all look nicer. I wonder what is missing in my dsl to get a similar look. I have been using dsl on an occasionnal basis since 2003-04. I am now quite familiar with many process and I am reluctant to change system. DSL offers everything I want except for a nice display on the browser. I am looking for an explanation? or even better for a tip on how to improve. I suspect it has to do with the compact size of it? Posted by Johnnie Price on Oct. 28 2006,17:13
You're likely not getting any replies due to the fact that no one understands what you are talking about.At least, I don't. What do you mean by minimal display? Is FireFox missing some features that you've found in other distros? Is it color resolution? Something else? Keep in mind that the FireFox in DSL is ver. 1.0, while all of the larger distros ship with 1.5 or higher. Well, except maybe for Puppy, but I ain't used it much. Posted by mikshaw on Oct. 28 2006,18:31
You might also consider that DSL does not have scalable anti-aliased fonts, which make a big difference in what pages look like.
Posted by charpie on Oct. 28 2006,21:47
Tks MilkshawThats probably why. The font itself are not as smooth and therefore the whole thing looks a bit rough. ubuntu gives a better look. I am doing some experimentation with slax. Not bad at all for a small distro. Minds you its size is double vs DSL Posted by charpie on Oct. 28 2006,22:23
one more question. Is it possible to add a package to correct it
Posted by mikshaw on Oct. 28 2006,22:41
You might be able to fix it by installing Xfree86 + some freetype or opentype fonts.Another thing about DSL fonts in Firefox...they look doubly bad because Firefox still attempts to scale them even though they are not scalable, so you get a lot of fuzzy or pixelated text that would be much more readable if the font sizes were left alone. Posted by Selim on Oct. 30 2006,10:23
Have you tried to add the following to your user.js?
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