Firefox Font Size Problem

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 23 Apr 2010 5:48 pm

How can I increase the font/text size on FF's homepage and Bookmarks menu?

I've tried using the font option in TOOLS/OPTIONS, but guess what? Whatever that changes, they don't even tell you!!! And it ain't what I'm lookin' to change!!!

Seems, though, I was able to make these changes a couple of months ago. But I forgot how I did it.

Will someone help little 'ole me? $:\$

Thanks gang.

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 23 Apr 2010 6:18 pm

Chip, I don't know how to change the size in the bookmarks menu, but to do it on a regular web page you press CTRL + (CTRL - to make it smaller)

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 23 Apr 2010 7:37 pm

Thanks Bent,

I'm aware of that.

Just look at FF's homepage - it's TEENY.

I'm having now to strain my eyeballs just to read this.

It's TEENY, and I have regular FF.

In FONTESE, I would say it's around 8; maybe even 6.

I'll try and make a pic and put it up here.

Thanks again, buck-aroo

John Swindle · Post by **John Swindle** » 24 Apr 2010 12:54 am

Hi, Chip
Whether this helps is gonna depend on how similarly Firefox works on your system to the way it works on mine -- I use Linux. I'm guessing you use Windows, right? Assuming our two Firefoxes work in about the same way, locate a file named "userChrome.css". This is Firefox's style sheet. It controls the way text is presented on your screen. Open the file in a text editor (I don't know what that would be in Windows or on a Mac) Notepad maybe? Do not use a word processor for this. It would ruin the file.
Go to the bottom of the file and add these lines:

menubar, menubutton, menulist, menu, menuitem, textbox, toolbar, tab, tree, tooltip, urlbar
{
font-family: Arial !important;
font-size: 18pt !important;
}

You can just cut-and-paste if you want. Save the file, and keep it open in case you don't get the effect you want. Better yet, work on a copy of the file and keep the original in a safe place, or rename it. If your Firefox works differently than mine, and this doesn't work for you, you'll want to restore the file to its original condition.

Now then. Notice the part that says "18pt" - that is what I use on my system. If this causes Firefox to display text in a size you don't like, use a smaller or larger number instead of the 18. If you don't want to use the Arial font, change it to something you like better. If you don't want the entire initial list of things affected, change the list by deleting the items you don't want to change. Be sure to also remove the accompanying comma for each item you delete.

Okay, that's for the menus. To change the font size for web pages, there's another operation. Assuming again that firefox is similar on our systems, click the Edit menu and select Preferences. A popup window opens. At the top of it, click Content, then click the button that says "Advanced". That shows you where to make your font selections. Be sure to UNcheck the box that says "Allow pages to choose their own fonts..."

I hope this works for you. Good luck, Chip.

John

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 24 Apr 2010 7:18 am

Thank you, John...

Yes, I do have Windows[7], and later today I am going to follow your directives.

We'll see how things turn out, and I'll get back
with my findings.

John Swindle · Post by **John Swindle** » 24 Apr 2010 6:31 pm

Chip-
Just out of curiosity, I did some Googling and found that the place in Windows 7 where that file belongs is in this path:

C:\Users\(your user name)\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\(profile folder)

Also, if you haven't edited the file yet, it may not exist. Instead, you'll see a couple of example files. Copy the one called "userChrome-example.css" and name the copy "userChrome.css". While you're there, take a look at the example files. They show you how to accomplish a few changes you might like to try.

John

Mike Baxter · Post by **Mike Baxter** » 24 Apr 2010 8:41 pm

With Windows XP I hold down Ctl and scroll the mouse wheel forward and back to change the font size on the page.

Re changing the font size in the menu, I Googled 'firefox menu font size' and came up with some not too simple 'suggestions'.

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 25 Apr 2010 2:26 pm

Thanks again John, and Mike too.

I've been away from the PC since my last post here and I'm just now getting back [had some missions to run].

I'm a bit beat-up tonight, but tommorrow I'm gonna try and get around to what you guys have suggested.

Mucho Appreciato

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 26 Apr 2010 3:07 am

Yeah John,

I went into that Chrome.css file and there is nothing in there; at least not anything that looks usable.

And Mike, I checked out 'FF menu font changes' and it's beyond me. I don't know how to write code.
Also, I found a post where someone wanted to change the WHITE background in the FF menu (Bookmarks)too. That would be nice. You used to be able to it automatically (in XP) I think when you changed WINDOWS color in the color section drop down menu [now found in ADVANCED in W7].

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 26 Apr 2010 5:30 am

Chip:

There is a Firefox add-on call Nosquint, currently in version 2.0.3.

You can find it from the tools/addons menu in Firefox. I have played with it a little.

Here is the description:

NoSquint allows you to adjust the text-only and full-page (both text and images) zoom levels as well as color settings both globally (for all sites) and per site.

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 26 Apr 2010 10:16 am

Thanks Mitch,

...for that tip as well. I'll definitely give it a look-see.

BTW - I just came from my eye doctor [this AM] for my yearly check-up, and he said I'd be better off using 2.50 reading glasses than what I've been using [around 3.50] for working on a PC.

Apparently, the way it works is the larger the magnification number, the closer you have to be to the object being looked at.

I ran out and bought my usual $3.00 specials, and durn it, the 2.50s [/b]are much better.