What fonts are you using for Firefox on Ubuntu?

#1

Post by 8x8squares » Fri, Dec 01, 2017, 11:37 PM UTC

I'm currently using the default DejaVu fonts.

I used Firefox earlier and jumped on the Chrome bandwagon when it became popular. I just made a switch back from Chrome to Firefox and it feels a lot faster than Chrome.

I have installed Microsoft fonts on my Ubuntu and Chrome uses these fonts. Now, I'm trying to make Firefox use the same fonts but I don't seem to figure out the font names for Serif, Sans-serif, and Monospace.

Re: What fonts are you using for Firefox on Ubuntu?

#2

Post by pmontra » Fri, Dec 01, 2017, 11:46 PM UTC

Webfonts, when not blocked by any of the privacy protection add ons I use, or DejaVu 16 for Sans and Serif and DejaVu 12 for Mono.

What font do you use and why this question?

Re: What fonts are you using for Firefox on Ubuntu?

#3

Post by 8x8squares » Sat, Dec 02, 2017, 12:10 AM UTC

pmontra wrote: post #2

Webfonts, when not blocked by any of the privacy protection add ons I use, or DejaVu 16 for Sans and Serif and DejaVu 12 for Mono. What font do you use and why this question?

I'm currently using the default DejaVu fonts.

I used Firefox earlier and jumped on the Chrome bandwagon when it became popular. I just made a switch back from Chrome to Firefox and it feels a lot faster than Chrome.

I have installed Microsoft fonts on my Ubuntu and Chrome uses these fonts. Now, I'm trying to make Firefox use the same fonts but I don't seem to figure out the font names for Serif, Sans-serif, and Monospace.

I'll add these details to my question.

Re: What fonts are you using for Firefox on Ubuntu?

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Post by Sylos » Sat, Dec 02, 2017, 5:21 AM UTC

I've never used the Microsoft fonts on Linux, so maybe I'm completely misinterpreting your question, but if it's just a case of you wanting to know names of Microsoft fonts:

The classics:

- Times New Roman (Serif)

- Arial (Sans)

- Lucida Console (Mono)

ClearType fonts:

- Calibri (Sans; the default font in MS Office 2007 onwards)

- Constantia (Serif)

- Corbel (Sans)

- Cambria (Serif)

- Candara (Sans)

- Consolas (Mono)

And then they also use the Segoe family of fonts a lot in the Windows UI.

As for what (non-Microsoft) font I use, this one: https://mozilla.github.io/Fira/ (Sans and Mono)

Re: What fonts are you using for Firefox on Ubuntu?

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Post by pmontra » Sat, Dec 02, 2017, 10:16 AM UTC

8x8squares wrote: post #3

pmontra wrote: post #2

Webfonts, when not blocked by any of the privacy protection add ons I use, or DejaVu 16 for Sans and Serif and DejaVu 12 for Mono. What font do you use and why this question?

I'm currently using the default DejaVu fonts. I used Firefox earlier and jumped on the Chrome bandwagon when it became popular. I just made a switch back from Chrome to Firefox and it feels a lot faster than Chrome. I have installed Microsoft fonts on my Ubuntu and Chrome uses these fonts. Now, I'm trying to make Firefox use the same fonts but I don't seem to figure out the font names for Serif, Sans-serif, and Monos…

The DejaVu font family has a DejaVu Sans, a DejaVu Serif and a DejaVu Mono. You should see them listed in Settings, Font, in the font selector of LibreOffice Writer and obviously in Firefox, where you pick a font in the settings.

dpkg -l tells me that I've got installed fonts-dejavu, fonts-dejavu-core and fonts-dejavu-extra.

Re: What fonts are you using for Firefox on Ubuntu?

#6

Post by 8x8squares » Sat, Dec 02, 2017, 3:51 PM UTC

Sylos wrote: post #4

I've never used the Microsoft fonts on Linux, so maybe I'm completely misinterpreting your question, but if it's just a case of you wanting to know names of Microsoft fonts: The classics: - Times New Roman (Serif) - Arial (Sans) - Lucida Console (Mono) ClearType fonts: - Calibri (Sans; the default font in MS Office 2007 onwards) - Constantia (Serif) - Corbel (Sans) - Cambria (Serif) - Candara (Sans) - Consolas (Mono)…

Thanks for your response. But I should have phrased my question better. I'm actually trying to reproduce the fonts Chrome uses, on my Firefox on Ubuntu.