Mozilla 1.7b Linux XFT+GTK build available
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fedetxf, I compiled my 1.7b build when there was no XFT version available on the Mozilla ftp site. I don't know if there's already a XFT contributed build by now - probably. But the difference between a XFT-enabled and a normal version is quite clear on the screen, the anti-aliased fonts are smoother than the normal ones, and if you go to "Preferences -> Appearance -> Fonts", you can read the XFT fonts names, rather different from the old X ones. But if you want to find out any build's configuration, you can simply enter "about:buildconfig" in the URL. My build shows:
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Configure arguments:
--disable-tests --disable-debug --enable-optimize --without-system-nspr --without-system-zlib --without-system-jpeg --without-system-png --without-system-mng --enable-crypto --enable-xft --enable-default-toolkit=gtk2
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The arguments list and instructions for building can be found at www.mozilla.org/build
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Configure arguments:
--disable-tests --disable-debug --enable-optimize --without-system-nspr --without-system-zlib --without-system-jpeg --without-system-png --without-system-mng --enable-crypto --enable-xft --enable-default-toolkit=gtk2
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The arguments list and instructions for building can be found at www.mozilla.org/build
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My build was made from the 1.7b source in Moz FTP site. I don't know the 1.6 RPM contributed build, but if it is version 1.6, it's not the same.
Can you please consult the "Help -> About" function and post the second line of text (the one underneath the big blue "Mozilla" link, right side of the logotype) from the version you're using? Mine reads "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7b) Gecko/20040320". I'm curious, now...
Can you please consult the "Help -> About" function and post the second line of text (the one underneath the big blue "Mozilla" link, right side of the logotype) from the version you're using? Mine reads "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7b) Gecko/20040320". I'm curious, now...
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Your version is 1.7. I quote myself: "1.7 seems faster on startup."
I wanted to see if xft and gtk-anable builds are different from my 1.6 rpm build.
They are not. As for version number, yes yours is 1.7, mine is 1.6 and I installed your 1.7 to check xft and gtk and now I deleted because i'll wait for the 1.7 final rpm.
Keep the good work building mozilla's.
I wanted to see if xft and gtk-anable builds are different from my 1.6 rpm build.
They are not. As for version number, yes yours is 1.7, mine is 1.6 and I installed your 1.7 to check xft and gtk and now I deleted because i'll wait for the 1.7 final rpm.
Keep the good work building mozilla's.
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Thanks a lot! I'm glad it's been useful. Sorry if I messed up your posts a little, I shouldn't read Moz'zine late at night...
As for the 1.7 increase in speed, Moz site reads:
...but, honestly, I couldn't notice the speed increase. Version 1.6 was already very fast.
Oh, there's one more nice feature in 1.7 GTK+XFT builds:
As for the 1.7 increase in speed, Moz site reads:
www.mozilla.org wrote:When compared to Mozilla 1.6, Mozilla 1.7 Beta is 7% faster at startup, is 8% faster at window open time, has 9% faster pageloading times, and is 5% smaller in binary size.
...but, honestly, I couldn't notice the speed increase. Version 1.6 was already very fast.
Oh, there's one more nice feature in 1.7 GTK+XFT builds:
www.mozilla.org wrote:Support for smb:// URLs using the gnome-vfs library (only enabled in GTK2+XFT Linux builds).
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Yes, looks like it doesn't really work. But the menu option "Message -> Mark -> All read" does. I never use that function, so I hadn't realized it wasn't working... Does this happen in GTK-enabled builds only?
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Does anyone has problem with this build that the email does not remove from server after retrieve ? I check mail on other PC and found duplicated message. Since I completely removed it and the profile as well, and installed other build for testing, I can't simulate the problem again. If it is the my profile problem then I will reinstall it again, the font is really nice.
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It is probably your profile, or the "Leave messages on server" option turned on, on each account's properties screen, under "Server Settings".
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