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[Closed] WIndows pc odd screen font thingy ?

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My computer has started showing text as though cleartype (or whatever it's called) is disabled. Funny pixellated-looking characters.
If I select the text it corrects itself and they show smooth again (and they might do this if just left for long enough)

WTF's going on - is something trying to die inside the pc ?


 
Posted : 23/03/2013 11:07 pm
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Both of our laptops (one XP other W7 both running Mozilla Firefox) have been doing the same thing for the last week or so - wierd. No idea why, could it be a Mozilla update?


 
Posted : 23/03/2013 11:18 pm
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Right immediately I'd suggest the following.

1. Cleartype has been turned off.
2. You have some level of zoom turned on.

Number one should be a simple case of going to settings and checking that cleartype is still enabled.

Number two can be quickly checked by looking in the task bar and seeing if the zoom function has been enabled. (I'm on a MAC right now so can't check precisely)


 
Posted : 23/03/2013 11:29 pm
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I [i]think[/i] it's happened outside of the browser as well but not sure

Sorry to say I'm glad you're affected too, though ! 😉


 
Posted : 23/03/2013 11:29 pm
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cleartype is ON - tried off and back on too

I've tried 100, 125, 150 % font sizes in windows, no effect

Within firefox, zooming (ctrl+/-) makes no difference

Ended up removing and reinstalling firefox, no effect

😐


 
Posted : 23/03/2013 11:32 pm
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It's the latest update for Firefox, there's a fix for it. Hang on.


 
Posted : 24/03/2013 12:13 am
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Go to "about:config" in the address bar.

Find "gfx.content.azure.enabled" and set as "false".


 
Posted : 24/03/2013 12:14 am
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Tried your fix - no more squiggerly fonts and nothing nasterly seems to have happend. Ta Cougar.


 
Posted : 24/03/2013 12:36 am
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Awesome.


 
Posted : 24/03/2013 12:40 am
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Awesome
seems so !
(edit:) 😀


 
Posted : 24/03/2013 10:46 am

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