[Conkeror] [QUERY] Misc. from a newbie

[Joe Fineman]

Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jeremy at jeremyms.com> writes:

> Joe Fineman <joe_f at verizon.net> writes:

> > I use Conkeror %^) under Windows XP %^(.  (I was hoping to mention
> > the version of Conkeror, but I find that M-x conkeror-version
> > merely comes back with "$CONKEROR_VERSION$".)

> Typing:

> git rev-parse HEAD

> will give you the current revision.

Typing it where, please?  The minibuffer doesn't understand it, with
or without M-x.

> > I have 20/20 vision, but I find the little numbers identifying
> > links (white on red background) hard to read at the default
> > magnification; it takes close attention to distinguish the digits
> > 3, 6, 8, & 9.  I can make them legible by zooming, but that is two
> > nuisances.  Is there some way to change the font to something a
> > little bolder?  (Even changing the color from white to black might
> > do the job.)

> I think you may be able to modify the style for span.__conkeror_hint
> in userContent.css.

I can't find that file, and would not know what to put in it if I
created it.

> Alternatively, modify content/hints.css directly.

That does it.  I changed red to pink, and white to black.  The
legibility is now fine.

> > It would be nice if [...]  text windows -- particularly those that
> > are expecting a URL or a filename -- used a serif monospace font
> > such as Courier, [...]

> This is all customizable via CSS, this time in userChrome.css.

> Note that you should create both of these files in a "chrome"
> subdirectory (that you may also need to create) inside of your profile
> directory.

There is such a subdirectory, but I do not know what to put in the
file.

As you may infer, I know nothing about Java.

> > Finally, at present when I use browse-url to get from Emacs to
> > Conkeror, it always starts a new window.  Is there a way to tell
> > it to use an existing Conkeror window if there is one?

> Set

> url_remoting_fn = load_url_in_new_buffer;

> in your RC file.

I created /usr/own/f/Conkeror.rc and copied that into it.  Using the
little window in the manual, I set the RC file to that, and to
c:/usr/own/f/Conkeror.rc.  Neither had the desired effect.  Changing
the slashes to backslashes to satisfy Bill Gates did the job, tho.  I
had to write workarounds for tex-buffer & print-buffer in Emacs
because of that pest.  You might want to put a warning in the manual
for fellow sufferers.

You have cured the most immediate irritations.  Thanks again for your
attention.
-- 
---  Joe Fineman    joe_f at verizon.net

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