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Updating to version41.0.2, Firefox now outlines text on some websites. How do I correct this?

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I just updated my Firefox browser to version 41.0.2 on a Windows 8.1 environment and now many of the pages I visit display outlined text. How do I correct this? In my research, I stumbled across an article that suggested installing an Add-On that allows a custom CSS script to run, forcing Firefox to change any instance of Helvetica to become Arial. However, this article was written three years earlier and the add-on is no longer available. Any suggestions for someone who's not so tech savvy? ...thanks!

I just updated my Firefox browser to version 41.0.2 on a Windows 8.1 environment and now many of the pages I visit display outlined text. How do I correct this? In my research, I stumbled across an article that suggested installing an Add-On that allows a custom CSS script to run, forcing Firefox to change any instance of Helvetica to become Arial. However, this article was written three years earlier and the add-on is no longer available. Any suggestions for someone who's not so tech savvy? ...thanks!

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Could you give an example of where you see this problem? For example, we have had similar reports about:

If that's the problem, it is Helvetica Neue. You can use this combination, installing in this order:

(1) Stylish extension, which makes it easy to apply style changes to web pages and Firefox's UI:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stylish/

(2) The "Kill Helvetica" user style (which actually only swaps Arial for Helvetica Neue):

https://userstyles.org/styles/37774/kill-helvetica

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Could you give an example of where you see this problem? For example, we have had similar reports about:

If that's the problem, it is Helvetica Neue. You can use this combination, installing in this order:

(1) Stylish extension, which makes it easy to apply style changes to web pages and Firefox's UI:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stylish/

(2) The "Kill Helvetica" user style (which actually only swaps Arial for Helvetica Neue):

https://userstyles.org/styles/37774/kill-helvetica

Souljourn
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Thank you jscher2000, I appreciate your attention to this issue. YES, you've identified the issue correctly (your examples were spot on) and your two-part solve seems to work perfectly. Again, thank you so much for your attention and your help.

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