Re: Mozilla 1.3 monospaced fonts

["Mike Vanecek" <rh_list mm-vanecek cc>]

---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Anthony E. Greene" <agreene pobox com>
To: redhat-list redhat com
Sent: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 14:44:59 -0400
Subject: Re: Mozilla 1.3 monospaced fonts

> Mike Vanecek wrote:
> >>The best way to fix this would be to have openwebmail use a more 
> >>general font specification:
> >>
> >>td.msgbody {font-family: monospace; font-size: 10pt;}
> > 
> > I can change this in the source code and change it. Problem is, it will change
> > back everytime openwebmail is updated.
> 
> Maybe you should file a bug report with the developers. Specifying 
> fonts by name is probably not the best way to go in an app like this,
>  where dependable rendering of content is more important than fine 
> details of style. At a minimum, the alternatives for Courier New 
> should be fixed, not proportional.

Already have. Great minds ... Thank you for the suggestion though.

> 
> >>You may be able to fix the problem on the client side by installing, 
> >>and making sure Mozilla can find the Courier New font.
> > 
> > OK. I have been to google, sourgefort ?, a bunch of pages, mozilla, and so on.
> > One would think it would be an easy task to find something as old as Courier
> > New, get it and install it. Did not have any luck finding it.
> 
> Look for TrueType fonts. If you have a recent Red Hat release, it 
> should have shipped with a small set of TrueType fonts. MS used to 
> make these available for download until about a year or so ago. 

Yes, I found that they have removed them when doing my search.

> There's also an RPM called webfonts that has some fonts that you'll 
> want. Copying the TTF files from your Winbox violates the license.

I am running RH 9. 

> 
> There are HOWTOs that tell how to install TrueType fonts on your 
> Linux box. Look for the Deuglification HOWTO as a place to start. 
> There may also be some info in Red Hat's Customization Guide for 
> your release.

The instructions at http://uug.byu.edu/article29.html are invaluable. I now
have Courier New along with several other TT fonts. It was a no-brain install
after getting rpm to work again.

Thanks again for your help. It is so nice to be able to read those pages with
a bit a clean format.