Firefox Display Distorted with Mac 10.8.2 and FF 15.0.1
I recently updated my OS from S.L to M.L. (10.8.2) and in doing so my firefox 15.0.1 will not allow me to extend the size of my browser window on my 27' iMac much more then a window of about 8"x8" or everything distorts and I can no longer type in any fields or modify any of my tabs. If I shrink my window back down I can then re-establish control of my browser tabs. I have disabled ALL extensions and ad-ons, reset my browser size (cmd+0) and have both "reset" my firefox as well as blown out and re-installed FF multiple times. I can browse just fine using chrome and safari..... ff just will not function as I need it to?
Below is my browser detail report:
Application Basics
Name
Firefox
Version
15.0.1
User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.8; rv:15.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/15.0.1
Profile Folder
Show in Finder
Enabled Plugins
about:plugins
Build Configuration
about:buildconfig
Crash Reports
about:crashes
Memory Use
about:memory
Extensions
Name
Version
Enabled
ID
Adobe Contribute Toolbar
6.0
false
{01A8CA0A-4C96-465b-A49B-65C46FAD54F9}
Important Modified Preferences
Name
Value
browser.cache.disk.capacity
1048576
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run
false
browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion
4
browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID
20120905151427
browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone
15.0.1
extensions.lastAppVersion
15.0.1
network.cookie.prefsMigrated
true
places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages
104858
privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs
true
Graphics
Vendor ID
0x1002
Device ID
0x944a
WebGL Renderer
ATI Technologies Inc. -- ATI Radeon HD 4850 OpenGL Engine -- 2.1 ATI-8.0.61
GPU Accelerated Windows
1/1 OpenGL
AzureBackend
quartz
JavaScript
Incremental GC
0
Library Versions
Expected minimum version
Version in use
NSPR
4.9.1
4.9.1
NSS
3.13.6.0 Basic ECC
3.13.6.0 Basic ECC
NSS Util
3.13.6.0
3.13.6.0
NSS SSL
3.13.6.0 Basic ECC
3.13.6.0 Basic ECC
NSS S/MIME
3.13.6.0 Basic ECC
3.13.6.0 Basic ECC
Chosen solution
Thank you Cor-el! The problem was the Hardware Acceleration! I have disabled and it's functioning fine. I will look for any graphics card updates and if that does not fix problem I will just leave it turned off until further OS and or Firefox updates come out that may help fix the issue!
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Here is a screen shot of my FF window. :(
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 do a check for corrupted and duplicate fonts and other font issues:
- http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/multipleappsquit.html - Font Book 2.0 Help: Checking for damaged fonts
- http://www.creativetechs.com/iq/garbled_fonts_troubleshooting_guide.html
Chosen Solution
Thank you Cor-el! The problem was the Hardware Acceleration! I have disabled and it's functioning fine. I will look for any graphics card updates and if that does not fix problem I will just leave it turned off until further OS and or Firefox updates come out that may help fix the issue!