How can I make Firefox use a font that doesn't appear in it's dropdown box?
I want to make firefox use the Terminus font, but it doesn't appear in the drop-down box, trying making a .css file with content :
/*Change address bar font, color and size*/
- urlbar {-moz-appearance: none !important;
font-family: Terminus !important; font-size: 16pt !important; }
didn't work either, what can I do? I have the font installed.
Chosen solution
The terminal font is probably a raster font and not a vector (true type or open type) font and such bitmap font may not be working in Firefox, especially if they do not show as a selectable font.
This archive contains source code for generating and installing Terminus Font for Linux console, BSD console and X11 Window System. - version 4.38 - sizes 6x12, 8x14, 8x16, 10x18, 10x20, 11x22, 12x24, 14x28, 16x32 - styles normal, bold, EGA/VGA bold - characters 879 - format Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) version 2.1
A font like DejaVu is a much better choice if you need support for a lot of languages
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Change the font
Tools > Option > Content
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-fonts-and-colors-websites-use#os=win7&browser=fx17
That doesn't work, because this font isn't listed in the drop down box, I stated this in the OP.
Are you getting the font in notepad font option.
Yes, I even have it as system font.
Firefox >File > Quit
Reopen and check it out...
I have restarted firefox dozens of times by now, it doesn't do anything.
Did you changed the css firefox file?
I have this file in the correct folder, any font that is included in the dropdown box does work here.
In the file I accidentally have 'terminal' instead of terminus, but putting terminus there doesn't fix it either.
Delete your old profile and create new profile.
After that.
simply Change the font
Tools > Option > Content
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-fonts-and-colors-websites-use#os=win7&browser=fx17
It's still not there.
Well I check it out and get back you..
Provide the font link
Its not a font, its a tool.
you can add that font by using firefox Addons
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=font
Already tried Theme Font & Size Changer, didn't work, also I'm pretty sure it is a font.
Chosen Solution
The terminal font is probably a raster font and not a vector (true type or open type) font and such bitmap font may not be working in Firefox, especially if they do not show as a selectable font.
This archive contains source code for generating and installing Terminus Font for Linux console, BSD console and X11 Window System. - version 4.38 - sizes 6x12, 8x14, 8x16, 10x18, 10x20, 11x22, 12x24, 14x28, 16x32 - styles normal, bold, EGA/VGA bold - characters 879 - format Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) version 2.1
A font like DejaVu is a much better choice if you need support for a lot of languages
Thanks, that was informative.