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    firefox 3 print font size

    Firefox 3 uses a huge font to print. How can I decrease the printing font size?

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    Re: firefox 3 print font size

    Or does anyone know a browser which let chainging of the print size font?

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    Re: firefox 3 print font size

    No one?

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    Re: firefox 3 print font size

    I was looking for a fix to this too. I found some help on the mozilla forums

    1) in the URL box (i.e. where you normally enter a web address like http://support.mozilla.com) enter about:config and hit enter

    1b) on some systems you may be prompted by a bogus warning from mozilla joking that this might affect your firefox 3 warrantee (FF is free so the warrantee is a moot point); ignore the warning and proceed.

    2)a special configuration settings screen will appear in you browser window; enter the following parameter name in the 'Filter:' box: print.whileInPrintPreview

    3)FF 3 will quickly search for this parameter (i.e. print.whileInPrintPreview ) and display it and it current settings in the browser window (just below the filter box).

    4) Double click on this parameter to change it from FALSE to TRUE

    5) now when you print preview, you should see new buttons that let you scale the print out as well as portrait and landscape buttons (just like in windows) - enjoy.

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    Re: firefox 3 print font size

    Thanks, it worked great.

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    Re: firefox 3 print font size

    Great ... I'll never figure out why so much of this stuff is so well hidden from mere mortals

    BTW, I tired it in thunderbird (which was also printing things for the nearly-blind) and this option works there as well. Access the config from edit>-preferences->general->config-editor.

    Only problem is that in thunderbird the display in the preview doesn't update. So, select a shrink-size, cancel and then select preview again. Bit of a pain, but better than the giant printouts I was getting.

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