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Fixing the fonts
By default, the Eee uses size 10 fonts in most of the programs.
I got frustrated with that font size, because it makes user interface
text take up way too much space. Unfortunately, there is no central
location where you can go to change all the font sizes. You have to
configure the font sizes individually for Firefox, GTK, and KDE. To
change the default KDE font size, launch the kcontrol utility from the
command line, navigate to the Display/Themes/Fonts page, and change the
font sizes to meet your needs. I personally like using size 8.
The Eee doesn't come with the GNOME font configuration utility,
so you will have to create a custom ~/.gtkrc file to set up a default
GTK font. In my .gtkrc file, I also force GTK to omit labels from
toolbar buttons in order to save more screen space. This is my ~/.gtkrc
file on the Eee:
gtk-font-name = "Sans 8"
gtk-toolbar-style = GTK_TOOLBAR_ICONS
To
change the default interface font size in Firefox, you will have to
modify the chrome css file, which is located at
~/.mozilla/firefox/*default/chrome/userChrome.css. This is what I put
in my userChrome.css file to make the interface use font size 8:
* {
font-family: sans-serif !important;
font-size: 8pt !important;
}
You could probably also customize Thunderbird's default font size with a userChrome.css modification.
Enabling a full KDE desktop
The basic mode environment is relatively flexible, but most
Linux enthusiasts will probably prefer to use a full KDE environment.
Fortunately, it is relatively easy to enable full KDE mode on the Eee,
even though it is not officially supported. All you have to do is
install kcmserver and kicker with APT:
sudo apt-get install kicker ksmserver
After those
packages are installed, you will be able to boot to full KDE desktop
mode by hitting the power button while basic mode is running and
clicking the Full Desktop option. If you want to make the Eee boot to
full desktop mode by default, you can use the Personalization
configuration tool to configure that option.
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