On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Stefan Srdic wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, you wrote:
> > 
> > I'm running netscape 4.73 on mandrake 7 with 1024x768 res. The fonts look

upgrade netscape. 4.74 fixed a major security bug (executable jpegs,
IIRC), and so did 4.75 (something with Java). get 4.75. 

> > absolutely horrid and are near impossible to read. when checking the
> > preferences in netscape, the types available have a (urw) after them. I went to
> > rpmfind.net and got a ttf west european font rpm and installed it, but
> > apparently it's not recognized yet or it's just the plain wrong package. Anyone
> > have tips on how to install more fonts on this thing rather than just the
> > standard 75pt etc fonts which look terrible for web surfing?
> > 
> Goto:
> 
> http://fox.mit.edu/skunk/xwin/#mozilla_fonts
> 
> and grab the Mozilla-fonts package. You can use DrakeFont to install
> new fonts.......

Now why would you go that far?

Go to your near-by mandrake mirror, and grab the mozilla-fonts pakage, and
install it. Basically this should be it, as it runs 'chkfontpath --add' in
its post-install script.

> 
> Mandrake User.Org has a good Netscape tuneup section that you might
> find interresting too :-=D
> 
> http://www.mandrakeuser.org/connect/cbrowse2.html


As for some other tips mentioned in that page:

* Mandrake 7.2 already ships with the 128bit encryption version
* the default /usr/bin/netscape script already runs netscape -remote when
  necessary

* as for the kilanim script: does it actually work? If so: would any kind
  soul here integrate it as an optional feature of the /usr/bin/netscpe
  script?

Also go over /etc/X11/app-defaults/Netscape (or
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/Netscape on older versions) and configure
key bindings, menu labels, dialog texts, fonts etc.

It can be configured on a per-user basis ($HOME/Netscape) as well.

-- 
Tzafrir Cohen
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