[PLUG] Browser fonts for 1280x1024 monitor resolution

[Richard Owlett]

On 02/10/2020 09:13 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> I work on HP 19" monitors with 1280x1024 resolution. I added a couple of
> LaTeX fonts to /usr/share/fonts/TTF and /usr/share/fonts/OTF and now the
> fonts in GUI applications, particularly firefox, are difficult to read
> because the letter strokes are not of the same width.
> 
> Not all installed fonts are available in firefox Edit -> Preferences ->
> Fonts.
> 
> I've tried searching the web for fonts that display clearly at the 
> monitor's
> default resolution but my search strings find only references to web
> browsers, text and GUI.
> 
> Why the display changed when new fonts were added is a puzzle to me, but
> regardless of reason I need to find a solution. All suggestions,
> recommendations, and other ideas are welcome.
> 

A couple of years ago I found increasing minimum font size caused some 
fonts to have a much more pleasing appearance. At a "critical" point 
there was a significant difference from one size to the next. I use 
SeaMonkey, not Firefox, and do not recall what the monitor resolution was.