On 2016-11-04 22:51:59 Nick Koretsky wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Nov 2016 21:02:32 -0500
>
> Leslie Turriff <jlturriff@...> wrote:
> > 	I would like very much to change the fonts that Firefox uses from
> > Sans-Serif to a Serif font.  All of the fixes for this issue that I've
> > found on the web advocate using GTK-QT-engine and GTK Styles and Fonts to
> > fix this, but it's not working for me.  After verifying that
> > GTK-QT-engine (trinity-gtk-qt-engine) is installed, I shut down all
> > instances of Firefox, then used the Trinity Control Center to set "Use my
> > TDE style in GTK2 applications", "Use my TDE style in GTK3 applications",
> > and "Use my TDE fonts in GTK2 applications"; but after restarting
> > Firefox, the same old Sans-Serif fonts are displayed in all Firefox
> > menus, dialogs, etc. I also tried "Use another (GTK2) font, specifying
> > "Droid Serif (size 9)", but that didn't work either.
> > 	There is no GTK3 Fonts section in GTK Styles and Fonts, so I
> > can't explicitly tell TDE to change the GTK3 fonts.
> > 	Is there another way to tell Firefox (and other GTK apps) to use
> > a different font without installing all of Gnome?
>
> First, i suggest uninstalling all gtk-qt stuff, it usually cause more
> problems than its solves.
>
> Second, do you want to change Firefox font specifically, or all gtk apps?
	Actually, all GTK apps; Firefox is just the one that bugs me the most.

> Because the easiest ways to deal with firefox is chrome/userChrome.css file
> in you firefox profile or "Theme Font & Size Changer" addon.
	You appear to misunderstand my request.  I'm not (as much) concerned with the 
content of web pages as the fonts used to display file pickers, configuration 
dialogs, menus, etc., components of Firefox itself.
>
> For all gtk apps you will have to manually create and edit config
> files.
> Here is the good guide to it https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GTK%2B
	Thanks, I will take a look at that.