Seriousness For those with Netbooks

desertgrandma · 02-20-2010, 02:32 PM

I love my netbook. I love the portability, the ability to read ebooks on it, the humongous battery life.

However, I am going nuts trying to figure out how to increase the size of the font without decreasing the size of the display...........ie.........if I increase the size of the font thru the "view" section, I lose much of the page and have to scroll back and forth to read an entire page.

Is there a way around this?

Thanks for any suggestion.

phenomshel · 02-20-2010, 02:44 PM

You can customize that setting for your browser, and in some applications. Although it seems in IE 8, the only thing that it works on when I just tried it is the links in the bottom of your post, everything else stayed the same no matter what level I hit. Did you try "zoom" or "text size" through the "view" section? Text size is the one you need...assuming you can get it to work. Let me post this and do some more experimenting.

desertgrandma · 02-20-2010, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

You can customize that setting for your browser, and in some applications. Although it seems in IE 8, the only thing that it works on when I just tried it is the links in the bottom of your post, everything else stayed the same no matter what level I hit. Did you try "zoom" or "text size" through the "view" section? Text size is the one you need...assuming you can get it to work. Let me post this and do some more experimenting.

Nope..........I run firefox.

Under "view", my options are "zoom" "zoom" text only, there is not options for "text size" when I'm online.

phenomshel · 02-20-2010, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Nope..........I run firefox.

Under "view", my options are "zoom" "zoom" text only, there is not options for "text size" when I'm online.

Well crud. I'm sorry hon, I have no idea.

desertgrandma · 02-20-2010, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Well crud. I'm sorry hon, I have no idea.

Thanks for trying!

dreams · 02-20-2010, 05:43 PM

dg, do you have a "Control Panel" and "Ease of Access" on it with "optimize visual display"? You can try changes under that.

Dylrob · 02-20-2010, 06:57 PM

The "Zoom text only" option makes the zoom function act like text scaling in earlier versions of Firefox. So the width of the page shouldn't change.

desertgrandma · 02-20-2010, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylrob

The "Zoom text only" option makes the zoom function act like text scaling in earlier versions of Firefox. So the width of the page shouldn't change.

Thats it!!! I was using "zoom in" which made the text larger, but I didn't get as much page.

Then I tried clicking on "zoom text only" but that didn't make any difference.

THEN I clicked "zoom text only" AND zoom in and now I have the size I need and the full page!!

Thank you dylrob.......I was ready to get rid of my netbook, my eyes were straining too hard to read the tiny print. Karma to you.

You may wonder why I don't use the laptop........after just getting it back, etc etc.

The granddaughter who moved back in with us? Guess what she's using...........

LCF · 02-20-2010, 07:31 PM

Tools --> Options --> Contents Tab (3rd one).
There you could edit the default font size. If this doesn't help click settings next to the font chooser. Inside increase both font sizes until you like the view.
If you see text over other text try using the "Liquid" forum mode, on the bottom left corner of the screen.
I'm attaching a screenshot with my settings (I read ona a 15,6", but from 70-90 cm, so they might actually work for you too.

Edit: Just saw you've already found a solution. Still I'm leaving the post if you wish to play a little with the fox.

desertgrandma · 02-20-2010, 07:48 PM

Outstand directions, thank you!!

Fledchen · 02-21-2010, 09:30 AM

I adore the firefox extension called "No Squint." It lets you set custom fullpage and font-only zoom levels for every site you visit.

GeoffC · 02-21-2010, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LCF

Tools --> Options --> Contents Tab (3rd one).
There you could edit the default font size. If this doesn't help click settings next to the font chooser. Inside increase both font sizes until you like the view.
If you see text over other text try using the "Liquid" forum mode, on the bottom left corner of the screen.
I'm attaching a screenshot with my settings (I read ona a 15,6", but from 70-90 cm, so they might actually work for you too.

Edit: Just saw you've already found a solution. Still I'm leaving the post if you wish to play a little with the fox.

Artistic !

desertgrandma · 02-21-2010, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fledchen

I adore the firefox extension called "No Squint." It lets you set custom fullpage and font-only zoom levels for every site you visit.

Thanks.....k to you for that also!

02-20-2010, 02:32 PM	#1
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	For those with Netbooks I love my netbook. I love the portability, the ability to read ebooks on it, the humongous battery life. However, I am going nuts trying to figure out how to increase the size of the font without decreasing the size of the display...........ie.........if I increase the size of the font thru the "view" section, I lose much of the page and have to scroll back and forth to read an entire page. Is there a way around this? Thanks for any suggestion.

02-20-2010, 06:57 PM	#7
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	The "Zoom text only" option makes the zoom function act like text scaling in earlier versions of Firefox. So the width of the page shouldn't change. Last edited by Dylrob; 02-20-2010 at 07:04 PM.

02-20-2010, 07:31 PM	#9
LCF Wizard Posts: 1,472 Karma: 9795311 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germany Device: Hanlin V3 (LBook), GS3	Tools --> Options --> Contents Tab (3rd one). There you could edit the default font size. If this doesn't help click settings next to the font chooser. Inside increase both font sizes until you like the view. If you see text over other text try using the "Liquid" forum mode, on the bottom left corner of the screen. I'm attaching a screenshot with my settings (I read ona a 15,6", but from 70-90 cm, so they might actually work for you too. Edit: Just saw you've already found a solution. Still I'm leaving the post if you wish to play a little with the fox. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by LCF; 02-20-2010 at 07:36 PM.

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phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	You can customize that setting for your browser, and in some applications. Although it seems in IE 8, the only thing that it works on when I just tried it is the links in the bottom of your post, everything else stayed the same no matter what level I hit. Did you try "zoom" or "text size" through the "view" section? Text size is the one you need...assuming you can get it to work. Let me post this and do some more experimenting.

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Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	I adore the firefox extension called "No Squint." It lets you set custom fullpage and font-only zoom levels for every site you visit.