[PLUG] X, fonts, and Netscape

[Seth Heckard]

I've been trying to get Netscape to display fonts better for a while
now.  The problem is that the majority of the sizes are quite readable,
but some of the smaller sizes on web pages are terribly unreadable.  I
run X at 1600x1200, with 75dpi fonts.  Tonight I changed to 100dpi fonts
to see if it made a difference, which it did for web pages at least. 
Problem is that the system fonts are too big now.  I'd like a nice
compromise, readable fonts in Netscape (see 100dpi picture below) and
reasonable size system fonts like in the 75dpi picture.

here are the links:

http://www.heckard.org/seth/75dpi.jpg
this shows 75dpi fonts, with the Netscape fonts Helvitica (Adobe) 14pt
and Courier (Adobe) 14pt

http://www.heckard.org/seth/100dpi.jpg
this shows 100dpi fonts, with the Netscape fonts Helvitica (Adobe) 12pt
and Courier (Adobe) 12pt, but the menubar/statusbar etc. fonts are too
big.

I guess what I am looking for is a compromise, anyone have any ideas?

Seth Heckard / heckarsd@purdue.edu