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Google Web Font Directory - All Fonts Look The Same

Shortly stated - All my Google Fonts look the same in Firefox 3 (latest build) and Firefox 4 beta 9

I have tried disabling/enabling all plugins/extensions one by one and all at once.

I have tried removing Firefox 3 completely and installing Firefox 4 Beta to no effect on Google Web Fonts.

I've also made sure that Tools > Options has Javascript enabled as well as "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above" - Advanced is enabled.

I need help please, I like to do all my web development in Firefox so going between Chrome and Firefox (works in Chrome just fine) is a bit of a pain.

Here's the screenshot of how my Firefox see Google Web Fonts (btw same applies to any page with Google Fonts or Font Previewer of Google.)


http://i53.tinypic.com/2v94w0p.jpg

Here's my FF > Options > Fonts page -

http://i56.tinypic.com/30nkld2.jpg

Thank you for any assitance that you willing to provide.

Shortly stated - All my Google Fonts look the same in Firefox 3 (latest build) and Firefox 4 beta 9 I have tried disabling/enabling all plugins/extensions one by one and all at once. I have tried removing Firefox 3 completely and installing Firefox 4 Beta to no effect on Google Web Fonts. I've also made sure that Tools > Options has Javascript enabled as well as "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above" - Advanced is enabled. I need help please, I like to do all my web development in Firefox so going between Chrome and Firefox (works in Chrome just fine) is a bit of a pain. Here's the screenshot of how my Firefox see Google Web Fonts (btw same applies to any page with Google Fonts or Font Previewer of Google.) http://i53.tinypic.com/2v94w0p.jpg Here's my FF > Options > Fonts page - http://i56.tinypic.com/30nkld2.jpg Thank you for any assitance that you willing to provide.

Chosen solution

It is definitely a proxy issue. Changing the request to https doesn't seem to help as well.

Currently using: Firefox 8.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 System behind a NTLM Proxy with authentication.

Error as seen by Firebug: 407 Proxy Authentication Required - themes.googleusercontent.com

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1. Changed the url from http://www.google.com/webfonts to https://www.google.com/webfonts ; this made the fonts show correctly.

-tried it . didnt work

2. Tried running my computer on a different, less secure network. This also made them show correctly. So if you haven't already, try getting your computer on the internet on a different connection and see how the page loads. If the fonts work on a different connection, it's a network security issue.

-different network today. comcast instead of at att. different router. bit different security setup. no google fonts displaying properly.



I should mention that im running a customized build of Windows XP. A build that is lighter that the original Windows XP. A lot of services are removed/disabled and a lot of windows applications/features as well.

Could the operating system be affecting the way Firefox 6.0 displays web fonts. Google Chrome displaying them fine thou...

Its not such a big deal maybe. but Im a web developer part time, so I do all my editing/customization/source coding in Firefox.

The problem for me was in a filter in Adblock Plus, may this help to you too.

thanks. tried disabling adblock completely. no dice firefox 7.0.1

Chosen Solution

It is definitely a proxy issue. Changing the request to https doesn't seem to help as well.

Currently using: Firefox 8.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 System behind a NTLM Proxy with authentication.

Error as seen by Firebug: 407 Proxy Authentication Required - themes.googleusercontent.com

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