[vox-tech] conditional .gtkrc-2.0

[Jeff Newmiller]

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Mark K. Kim wrote:

> Create two different files, .gtkrc-2.0-laptop and .gtkrc-2.0-desktop, and
> at login, using a script, determine which computer you're connecting from
> and make a symlink to .gtkrc-2.0 from the appropriate file!  It's like
> magic...

Better not be logged into your multiuser system from two locations at once
:)

> 
> -Mark
> 
> 
> On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Dave Margolis wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I generally run gaim via ssh -X from my computer at home on my computer
> > at work.  This works just spiffily except the fonts show up quite a bit
> > smaller on my laptop (12" 1024x768) then the do on my actual box at home
> > (15" 1024x768).
> >
> > I tried adding the following to .gtkrc-2.0 to increase the font size:
> >
> > gtk-font-name = "Lucida Grande 14"
> >
> > This looks great on the little laptop screen, but HUGE on the desktop
> > screen.  It also messes with proportions of the fonts in Mozilla on the
> > desktop machine.
> >
> > Question is this: how can I specify that font declaration just for gaim,
> > or better yet, just for gaim when it's running over a remote X session?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave M.
> >
> >
> >
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