Re: [TCLUG:19169] Netscape fonts

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

First, try here:

http://heaven.hamline.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Font-HOWTO.html

Helps.

Next, get the MS Internet fonts, I cannot remember the URL, but that help
alot.

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Quoting Bill Layer (blayer@uswest.net):
> Hi,
> 
> I've been living with Netscape not displaying fonts correctly since I
> installed Linux, and I decided that it was time to fix this. I've posed
> the question to #linux on DalNET and EfNET but nobody seems to have a
> clue. So now I seek the wisdom of the TCLUG list.
> 
> Why does Netscape display many common fonts (like Verdana for instance)
> incorrectly? For instance, if a page is written in Verdana, I see Courier
> or some other ugly fixed-width font. The font sizes are wrong as well,
> the displayed characters usually being far too small in size.
> 
> An example of a page which displays totally incorrectly would be Tucows
> Linux, but nearly every page has at least some font display error. Any
> advice appreciated.
> 
> TIA, Bill
> 
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