Different font size in FireFox v19 and IE9 on google
Hi
Can some please tell why FireFox v19 can display google search results in the same font-size a I'm used to from IE9 ?
I have tried to zoom in, however then I get a problem with the other text at the top of the page, because it is getting to large.
I hope I have provided enough information so the rest of you can understand my problem.
I can provide a screenshot which show the difference between FireFox v19 and IE9
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Here is a screenshot which show the difference between FireFox v19 and IE9
Reset the page zoom on pages that cause problems.
- View > Zoom > Reset (Ctrl+0 (zero); Cmd+0 on Mac)
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
- Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
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 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"
I have had the same issue.
I determined it's due to KB2670838 update that made changes to the following files.
D3D10SDKLayers.dll D3D11SDKLayers.dll D3D10ref.dll D2D1debug.dll
Platform Update for Windows 7 x64-Edition (KB2670838)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670838
DO NOT INSTALL THIS UPDATE AT THIS TIME
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Hi
Nice to hear that I'm not the only one with this problem.
However, since this is a update for Windows 7 I won't try to remove it in order to solve the problem, because this update to my system was made for a reason (what it does I don't know)
Anyway, that you for pinpointing the cause to the problem.