*Newbie* How to increase print fonts?
A week or so ago I started (on SLE) the thread:"Deskjet printer app has a bug? Signal 11". Many of you helped. Thru the 'above and beyond the call of duty' help from Joe Morris, a lot of it off list, he got me going fine. I am using this list instead because BandiPat recommended it. BUT, I wanted to increase *margins* for email and did so from Kmail Menu toobar: Message/Print/Properties?Margins/ I fixed the margins but now my font size is so small I can hardly read it. I am running SuSE Pro 9.2 using KDE version 3.3.2 Level 'a' with kernel 2.6.8-24.11 default. My machine is listed as i686. ANOTHER QUESTION: should I try to update to version 3.4 at this time or wait until a later date? I am mostly interested in getting Version 2 of Open Office Org (wordprocessor part) but will gladly take anything that comes in addition. Thank you for any help you may be able to give. I would need more detailed instruction since this is my first month on Linux. Andy
On Thursday 24 March 2005 09:43 am, Andy Yankovich wrote:
A week or so ago I started (on SLE) the thread:"Deskjet printer app has a bug? Signal 11". Many of you helped. Thru the 'above and beyond the call of duty' help from Joe Morris, a lot of it off list, he got me going fine.
I am using this list instead because BandiPat recommended it.
BUT, I wanted to increase *margins* for email and did so from Kmail Menu toobar: Message/Print/Properties?Margins/
I fixed the margins but now my font size is so small I can hardly read it.
I am running SuSE Pro 9.2 using KDE version 3.3.2 Level 'a' with kernel 2.6.8-24.11 default. My machine is listed as i686.
ANOTHER QUESTION: should I try to update to version 3.4 at this time or wait until a later date? I am mostly interested in getting Version 2 of Open Office Org (wordprocessor part) but will gladly take anything that comes in addition.
Thank you for any help you may be able to give. I would need more detailed instruction since this is my first month on Linux.
Andy ===========
Hi Andy, Font sizes can be adjusted either in the KMail settings or Control Center. By default, KMail uses the system fonts, what you have set in the control center, but you can tell kmail to use it's own settings. For margins, do you mean the mail you are reading or composing? Usually email composing is set to 72, which I believe to be the standard setting. I've never bothered to look before, but there may be a setting to disregard incoming mail margins and just fill your reader window, not sure. OpenOffice 2.0 can be downloaded now, as it's not part of the KDE 3.4 files. It will be part of the upcoming 9.3 release though, due out next month. You should be able to install OO.org 2.0 alongside of your present version without harm, if you want to catch a glimpse of it now. KDE 3.4 will also be part of the new 9.3 release. If you have kept up with the threads here and on the main list, you know there are a few buglets involved with 3.4, so you decide if you want to deal with those now. cheers, Lee -- --- KMail v1.8 --- SuSE Linux Pro v9.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 Doctors office, Rome: specialist in women and other diseases.
On Thursday 24 March 2005 22:28, BandiPat wrote:
On Thursday 24 March 2005 09:43 am, Andy Yankovich wrote:
I wanted to increase *margins* for email and did so from Kmail Menu toobar: Message/Print/Properties?Margins/
I fixed the margins but now my font size is so small I can hardly read it.
I am running SuSE Pro 9.2 using KDE version 3.3.2 Level 'a' with kernel 2.6.8-24.11 default. My machine is listed as i686. Andy
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Hi Andy, Font sizes can be adjusted either in the KMail settings or Control Center. By default, KMail uses the system fonts, what you have set in the control center, but you can tell kmail to use it's own settings. > For margins, do you mean the mail you are reading or composing?
Usually email composing is set to 72, which I believe to be the standard setting. I've never bothered to look before, but there may be a setting to disregard incoming mail margins and just fill your reader window, not sure.
Neither. I am referring to *print* font size - what the printer prints is far smaller than what my screen font sizes are. this refers to Print margins also, and this is OK now. I merely mentioned it here because when I changed the print margins then the font sizes were somehow changed. I can't figure out how changing margins size for the printer would change the font size for the printer also.
Lee
Thanks for your reply, Lee, I'm sorry I didn't clarify my questions more. I am referring to the *printing* size of fonts and margins, not he *screen display* size. My font size in printing is too small for me to read. Can you help me with increasing *print* fonts? Thanks, Andy
On Friday 25 March 2005 11:41 am, Andy Yankovich wrote: [...]
Thanks for your reply, Lee,
I'm sorry I didn't clarify my questions more. I am referring to the *printing* size of fonts and margins, not he *screen display* size. My font size in printing is too small for me to read. Can you help me with increasing *print* fonts?
Thanks, Andy
Sure! You'll also find the font size setting for printouts in KMail settings too. Let's see if I can direct you there. Settings>Configure KMail>Appearance Check the Use Custom fonts box, then set the fonts you want to use in each part of KMail there, even the print size! Lee -- --- KMail v1.8 --- SuSE Linux Pro v9.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 "He's not my brother, he's just heavy." ........Bucky Katt
On Friday 25 March 2005 11:47, BandiPat wrote:
On Friday 25 March 2005 11:41 am, Andy Yankovich wrote: [...]
Thanks for your reply, Lee,
I'm sorry I didn't clarify my questions more. I am referring to the *printing* size of fonts and margins, not he *screen display* size. My font size in printing is too small for me to read. Can you help me with increasing *print* fonts? Thanks, Andy
You'll also find the font size setting for printouts in KMail settings too. Settings>Configure KMail>Appearance Check the Use Custom fonts box, then set the fonts you want to use in each part of KMail there, even the print size! Lee
Thanks for helping, Lee, I fixed the kmail fonts for printing OK. But, printing of *web site* pages is still too small. I have gone to Konqueror, settings, configure konqueror, fonts. But that merely adjusts the screen setting for fonts. I have tried control center, yast2 modules, hardware, printer but that doesn't do what I want. I have tired control center, appearance, fonts - but that seems to control screen size fonts only. It has no effect on print size fonts. Any suggestios? Thank you. Andy
On Saturday 26 March 2005 11:13 am, Andy Yankovich wrote: [...]
Thanks for helping, Lee,
I fixed the kmail fonts for printing OK.
But, printing of *web site* pages is still too small. I have gone to Konqueror, settings, configure konqueror, fonts. But that merely adjusts the screen setting for fonts. I have tried control center, yast2 modules, hardware, printer but that doesn't do what I want.
I have tired control center, appearance, fonts - but that seems to control screen size fonts only. It has no effect on print size fonts.
Any suggestios? Thank you. Andy =========
Yep, that is set within Konqueror. It's not the regular fonts settings, but in the minimum font settings. Under Settings>Configure Konqueror>Fonts There you will see the minimum & medium settings. I have 9 & 11 for mine and most times get good printouts. Also realize that it's governed by the web site as well, so some will print out smaller, some larger. Lee -- --- KMail v1.8 --- SuSE Linux Pro v9.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 "He's not my brother, he's just heavy." ........Bucky Katt
Op zaterdag 26 maart 2005 23:32, schreef BandiPat:
Yep, that is set within Konqueror. It's not the regular fonts settings, but in the minimum font settings. Under Settings>Configure Konqueror>Fonts There you will see the minimum & medium settings. I have 9 & 11 for mine and most times get good printouts. Also realize that it's governed by the web site as well, so some will print out smaller, some larger.
This does not work for me. Is there another way to alter the printed font size. It's just too small :(( -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless
On Wednesday 30 March 2005 14:24, Richard Bos wrote:
Op zaterdag 26 maart 2005 23:32, schreef BandiPat:
Yep, that is set within Konqueror. It's not the regular fonts settings, but in the minimum font settings. Under Settings>Configure Konqueror>Fonts There you will see the minimum & medium settings. I have 9 & 11 for mine and most times get good printouts. Also realize that it's governed by the web site as well, so some will print out smaller, some larger.
This does not work for me. Is there another way to alter the printed font size. It's just too small :((
Richard Bos
Hi Richard, I found that it *does* work but only for *most* web sites, e.g., I tried to print one of Novell's "Cool Solutions" for future reference and found I had to use size 16 as the *minimum* font size before I could read the printout easily. Sometimes it depends more on the web site than in other cases. Novell's web site is one example where BandiPat's sizes of 9 & 11 just won't work. Andy
Op donderdag 31 maart 2005 00:45, schreef Andy Yankovich:
I found that it *does* work but only for *most* web sites, e.g., I tried to print one of Novell's "Cool Solutions" for future reference and found I had to use size 16 as the *minimum* font size before I could read the printout easily. Sometimes it depends more on the web site than in other cases. Novell's web site is one example where BandiPat's sizes of 9 & 11 just won't work.
How come the printouts are very well readable in very nice font(s)? I consider this a kde bug. -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless
On Wednesday 30 March 2005 02:24 pm, Richard Bos wrote:
Op zaterdag 26 maart 2005 23:32, schreef BandiPat:
Yep, that is set within Konqueror. It's not the regular fonts settings, but in the minimum font settings. Under Settings>Configure Konqueror>Fonts There you will see the minimum & medium settings. I have 9 & 11 for mine and most times get good printouts. Also realize that it's governed by the web site as well, so some will print out smaller, some larger.
This does not work for me. Is there another way to alter the printed font size. It's just too small :((
-- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless
Rich, In the toolbar of your Konq browser, there should be some icons to increase or decrease the font size. I've never tried this way, but you can be our guinea pig! ;o) Try increasing the font size via that tool and see if printout changes. later, Lee -- --- KMail v1.8 --- SuSE Linux Pro v9.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 "He's not my brother, he's just heavy." ........Bucky Katt
Op donderdag 31 maart 2005 05:37, schreef BandiPat:
In the toolbar of your Konq browser, there should be some icons to increase or decrease the font size. I've never tried this way, but you can be our guinea pig! ;o)
Try increasing the font size via that tool and see if printout changes.
No does not work, it is for the display only. -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless
On Thursday 31 March 2005 11:47 am, Richard Bos wrote:
Op donderdag 31 maart 2005 05:37, schreef BandiPat:
In the toolbar of your Konq browser, there should be some icons to increase or decrease the font size. I've never tried this way, but you can be our guinea pig! ;o)
Try increasing the font size via that tool and see if printout changes.
No does not work, it is for the display only.
-- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless ========
Ok, I tried it this morning also and found it didn't change anything. I am of the belief too that it is a Konq bug or KDE bug. Seems like I remember seeing this corrected in one version of Konq, then it went back to this small printout on some things. I do believe it is dictated somewhat by the site you are on, as some, in fact many, print out nicely. Did you check to see if there had been a bug report on it at KDE? Lee -- --- KMail v1.8 --- SuSE Linux Pro v9.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 "He's not my brother, he's just heavy." ........Bucky Katt
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