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FFv10.0.2 Context menus have strange charachters

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FF v10.0.2 and TBIRD v10.0.2 display odd characters as the last symbol on some menu items. it is a thick vertical bar, like a BOLD I (san serif, like Arial).

FF v10.0.2 and TBIRD v10.0.2 display odd characters as the last symbol on some menu items. it is a thick vertical bar, like a BOLD I (san serif, like Arial).

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Which font is set to be used in the menus?

  • Control Panel -> Display -> Appearance -> Advanced

That can be caused by a missing or corrupted Tahoma font that doesn't include an ellipsis (…)

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cor-el
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Which font is set to be used in the menus?

  • Control Panel -> Display -> Appearance -> Advanced

That can be caused by a missing or corrupted Tahoma font that doesn't include an ellipsis (…)

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wildman5354
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u r awesome. i don't know how it happened but Control Panel -> Display -> Appearance -> Advanced /Menu was set to MS Sans Serif! i changed it to Tahoma and viola', it's fine. strange that this didn't affect any other programs context menus - maybe mozilla puts a hidden 'ellipsis' after some of the menu items? thanks again

cor-el
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Yes, menu items that open additional dialog windows have an ellipsis appended to indicate that.
The MS Sans Serif! font doesn't have a glyph to show the ellipsis, so you may see a vertical bar (|) or another character instead.