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Font in Google Sheets/Docs has spacing issues

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I recently changed to Firefox, and I've seen this only happen in Google Docs/Sheets. Notice how the "v" and "e" are so close together. I tried the sandbox setting, but no change whatsoever. This is supposed to be the Arial size 10 font. Any ideas?

I recently changed to Firefox, and I've seen this only happen in Google Docs/Sheets. Notice how the "v" and "e" are so close together. I tried the sandbox setting, but no change whatsoever. This is supposed to be the Arial size 10 font. Any ideas?
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Hi it could be Google Container, Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin blocking a cookie that is needed. Or it is possible it is your Security Software which is ? ?

Please try : SAFE MODE

In Firefox Safe mode these changes are effective:

  • all extensions are disabled (about:addons)
  • default theme is used (no persona)
  • userChrome.css and userContent.css are ignored (chrome folder)
  • default toolbar layout is used (file: localstore-safe.rdf)
  • Javascript JIT compilers are disabled (prefs: javascript.options.*jit)
  • hardware acceleration is disabled (Options > Advanced > General)
  • plugins are not affected
  • preferences are not affected

TEST''''is issue still there ?

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Pkshadow said

Hi it could be Google Container, Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin blocking a cookie that is needed. Or it is possible it is your Security Software which is ? ? Please try : SAFE MODE In Firefox Safe mode these changes are effective:
  • all extensions are disabled (about:addons)
  • default theme is used (no persona)
  • userChrome.css and userContent.css are ignored (chrome folder)
  • default toolbar layout is used (file: localstore-safe.rdf)
  • Javascript JIT compilers are disabled (prefs: javascript.options.*jit)
  • hardware acceleration is disabled (Options > Advanced > General)
  • plugins are not affected
  • preferences are not affected
TEST''''is issue still there ?

I tried, but unfortunately it didn't work. I did notice that the first couple of seconds or so, it loads normally. Then, "Working..." shows up, and then the spacing issue happens. I wondered if it could be a specific sheet, but all of them have the same behavior.

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Ya, Google is a fan of Firefox for sure.


Did not answer What Security Software you are using : There is security software like Avast/AVG, Kaspersky, BitDefender, ESET and sometimes McAfee HTML Page scanners can cause issues :

Are you using or changed anything to do with Fonts in Firefox ? Also keep in mind those Extensions.

Please try this : uninstall Firefox. Then Delete the Mozilla Firefox Folders in C:\Program Files , C:\Program Files(x86) & C:\ProgramData Then restart system. Then run Windows Disk Cleanup. (Note: This should be Pinned and run Weekly, If never done below expect 10's of gig's) Then run it again and click the button that says Cleanup System Files. Note: your Firefox Profile is saved. But you should make a back up before you do :

Reinstall with Current Release Firefox 61.0.2 with a Full Version Installer

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

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Oh, sorry! It's super late here, and I meant to include that. I'm not using anything beyond Windows Defender on Windows 10 (Surface Pro 4, with the latest updates). I'll try reinstalling tomorrow.

Full context: I installed Firefox yesterday, but only really moved everything into it today. That's when I went to Google Sheets and saw the problem, and it seems to happen with only "v" and "e". Disk Cleanup shouldn't take too long because I did it last week.

Also, no changes to fonts or their settings remain active. Before making this post, I tried several possible fixes, but as they didn't work, I reverted them.

Just curious - does it happen to you? If you go to Google Sheets, type "have" in a cell and press enter, does it look like that?

Additionally, now that I'm thinking about could it be a driver issue? Again, this is a Surface Pro 4, with an Intel onboard GPU. I have the latest drivers. But I'm not sure if that interferes somehow.

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Pkshadow said

Ya, Google is a fan of Firefox for sure.

Did not answer What Security Software you are using : There is security software like Avast/AVG, Kaspersky, BitDefender, ESET and sometimes McAfee HTML Page scanners can cause issues :

Are you using or changed anything to do with Fonts in Firefox ? Also keep in mind those Extensions.

Please try this : uninstall Firefox. Then Delete the Mozilla Firefox Folders in C:\Program Files , C:\Program Files(x86) & C:\ProgramData Then restart system. Then run Windows Disk Cleanup. (Note: This should be Pinned and run Weekly, If never done below expect 10's of gig's) Then run it again and click the button that says Cleanup System Files. Note: your Firefox Profile is saved. But you should make a back up before you do :

Reinstall with Current Release Firefox 61.0.2 with a Full Version Installer

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

Tried reinstalling and also didn't work. Any other suggestions?

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Also, I just noticed that this problem occurs specifically with the Arial font only. But I can't switch fonts because I'm working on a team, and the default font we're using for the sheets is Arial. And it only happens when the page finishes loading.