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I get over laping text on a lot of web sites, doesnt happen in ie7

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extractr
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Text on top of text! What ad-on is it? I suspect java or flash. I dont remember when it started but its been awhile.

Text on top of text! What ad-on is it? I suspect java or flash. I dont remember when it started but its been awhile.

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Swapnilrustagi
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Neither Java nor Flash can do this. Take a screenshot.

extractr
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Here is a sample of double text. Let me know if you dont get the pic. Gary

cor-el
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Reset the page zoom on pages that cause problems: View > Zoom > Reset (Ctrl+0 (zero); Cmd+0 on Mac)
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Zoom_text_of_web_pages

If you increased the minimum font size then try the default setting 'none' as a high value can cause issues like you described.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced > Minimum Font Size (none)
  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced > [X] "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above"

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