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Fonts in Win 7 and Win xp

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Some pages display fonts more clearly in Win xp than in Win 7. Clear Type is disabled on both OS. I'd appreciate your help. Here are two examples. <nowiki>***</nowiki><br /> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/how-to-manually-arrange-folders-in-windows-7/91d630f0-c18d-4eaa-889b-e0ecaffa5a94 In Win xp<br /> http://i48.tinypic.com/iypw75.jpg In Win 7<br /> http://i48.tinypic.com/c88ex.jpg <nowiki>***</nowiki><br /> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-release-notes-whats-new-and-known-issues In Win xp<br /> http://i50.tinypic.com/2h693qv.png In Win 7<br /> http://i46.tinypic.com/2zi24i9.png

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Hi Yaron, try in about:config to set gfx.content.azure.enabled to FALSE (by double-click on it)

if the above doesn't solve the issue make the gfx.direct2d.disabled to TRUE(by double-click on it).

thank you

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Thank you.

I've changed both entries but it didn't make a difference. Any other idea?

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Turn off hardware acceleration and check it again.

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Thanks again. I really appreciate it.

This didn't solve it either. I wonder what might cause the difference between Win xp and Win 7.

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Which fonts is Firefox using?

You can use this extension to see which fonts are used for text that is selected (right-click context menu: Show fonts in selection).

You can do a font test to see if you can identify corrupted font(s).

You can try different default fonts and temporarily disable website fonts to test the selected default font.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced
  • [ ] "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above"
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Thank you.

The font is 'Open Sans Regular'. It is not installed neither on Win xp nor on Win 7, and yet there is a difference between the tow OS.

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The Open Sans fonts are automatically downloaded from the Mozilla server via @font-face CSS rules.

It sounds that this font isn't working good in your case. I personally prefer the Verdana font for readability. Open Sans doesn't seem to have a difference between the uppercase i(I) and the lowercase l(L) and it doesn't look for me as well as sharp as Verdana.

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Thanks again.

Could you please explain to me how to download via @font-face CSS rules?

As to the Verdana font... Do you mean setting a permanent font?