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Font is messed up on Firefox 17.0

guniu
guniu
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Just updated to FF17.0 and the fonts look awful, something like when the ClearType is enabled in Windows. I have ClearType disabled cause I hate the look of the fonts with it enabled, and now Firefox looks like it's all over it. Font is like bolded. What happened? Can I disable it somewhere in Firefox?

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by Matt_G

Hey guys! Thanks to everyone who helped us in troubleshooting this. We are fairly certain it's an azure problem. There is a patch in the works and setting gfx.content.azure.enabled = False seems to work in the meantime. I don't know if the patch will be part of a chemspill or wait until 18. Thanks for your help and patience.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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I noticed if I turn off the hardware acceleration in tools-options-advanced the fonts goes back to ordinary....but I shouldn't have to turn it off, I have a good graphic card so I want to have this options on

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On about:config, changing gfx.direct2d.disabled to true, resolve the problem.

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matthew_eli
matthew_eli 0 solutions 4 answers
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Nvidia Geforce GTX 670, Win 8 x64 Pro, driver version 310.61 beta

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jfkthame
jfkthame 0 solutions 4 answers
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To (possibly) resolve this without disabling hardware acceleration/Direct2D, try changing the setting "gfx.content.azure.enabled" to false in about:config and then restarting the browser.

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paulmcpazzi
paulmcpazzi 0 solutions 1 answers
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I've the same problem.

AMD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4300 Driver 8.821-110126a-112965C-ATI

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ecarlson
ecarlson 0 solutions 4 answers
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Thanks. gfx.content.azure.enabled = False worked for me (in place of disabling hardware acceleration).

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ad_verbum
ad_verbum 1 solutions 5 answers
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@jfkthame, @ecarlson It isn't final remedy but only next temporary solution. This only disables 2D API named Azuro, where probably problem is hidden. It is only step on the way to identify and fix core of the problem.

Modified by ad_verbum

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Matt_G
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Hey guys! Thanks to everyone who helped us in troubleshooting this. We are fairly certain it's an azure problem. There is a patch in the works and setting gfx.content.azure.enabled = False seems to work in the meantime. I don't know if the patch will be part of a chemspill or wait until 18. Thanks for your help and patience.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Violon
Violon 0 solutions 3 answers
Posted

It's serious? Wait Firefox 18? I'm not sure whether I should laugh or cry...

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samplist
samplist 0 solutions 1 answers
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Same problem here, I have cleartype disabled in Win7.

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Vitdom
Vitdom 0 solutions 2 answers
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"I don't know if the patch will be part of a chemspill or wait until 18."

- "It's serious? Wait Firefox 18? I'm not sure whether I should laugh or cry... "

I agree, but at least they're fixing it. :/

Modified by Vitdom

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Aeroxima
Aeroxima 0 solutions 8 answers
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You guys realize you don't have to live with the text till then right? It was posted how to get it back to normal in the meantime:

  1. Go to about:config
  2. Find and set gfx.content.azure.enabled to false
  3. Restart the browser

While I think many people underestimate how awful ClearType is for us who prefer pixel-perfect text, and it would be a smart move to push an update for publicity reasons, it sounds like some of you are worrying about having to deal with it for a long time. That just isn't the case.

Modified by Aeroxima

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guniu
guniu
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Question owner

I could never understand what's the point of ClearType. Font just looks awful with it. The blurriness and the reddish outline in some places, why would anyone want that? There must be something behind it, but I just don't see it.

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madonnaragu
madonnaragu 0 solutions 7 answers
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Does setting "gfx.direct2d.disabled" to true actually disable hardware rendering?

I just am extremely disappointed that Firefox forces anti-aliasing on to their users every few versions, without asking us. Unacceptable!

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cor-el
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You can set the gfx.content.azure.enabled pref to false or if this didn't help disable Direct2D by setting the gfx.direct2d.disabled pref to true on the about:config page and leave hardware acceleration otherwise enabled.

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pennyblossoms
pennyblossoms 0 solutions 1 answers
Posted

I have a font issue after upgrading to Firefox 17 on MacPro.

I don't have gfx.content.azure.enabled, gfx.direct2d.disabled in about:config.

See my screenshot.

A space appears where there isn't one. Example

Observed: "text1 text2"

Expected: "text1text2"

Modified by pennyblossoms

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AliceWyman
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For Windows users, the blurry fonts issue will be fixed in Firefox 17.0.1, which should be released very soon (hopefully, tomorrow). More info here:

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technitronik
technitronik 0 solutions 1 answers
Posted

Once for all, the final solution to the ClearShit

Simple add the following two lines in Pref.fs

/* Disable the putain de Cleartype in the webpages */ user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled", false);

Simple test page: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/796596

Technitronik

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forhike
forhike 0 solutions 11 answers
Posted

Updated to 17.0.1 didn't help....same shitty blurry fonts

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guniu
guniu
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Question owner

Hm, it works for me. gfx.content.azure.enabled set to true and I don't have blurry fonts.

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Violon
Violon 0 solutions 3 answers
Posted

Firefox 17.0.1, cleartype off, gfx.content.azure.enabled set to true (default) and I always have blurry fonts.

And cleartype is definitely enabled on my firefox. Why firefox transgressing the user preferences? For IE9, it is understandable, but for firefox ... new policy?

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forhike
forhike 0 solutions 11 answers
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They released 17.0.1 to fix the blurry fonts without have to go to the config and change the azure.

So the patch didn't worked....

Modified by forhike

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