Font changes with version change

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martini2
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Font changes with version change

Post by martini2 »

Hello everyone!

For years I have used Firefox 47.0.2 on my WinXP computer. Now I've updated to 52.9.0esr. As you can easily see from the attachment, the font display has become a bit thicker in the newer version, both in the menu and in the display of the websites. I find this unpleasant for my eyes and would like to change it - just how?

The font settings have remained the same in both versions (see attachment).

Please help me! Thank you very much!

https://disk.yandex.ru/i/WNLefNNUV7Phgg
and
https://disk.yandex.ru/i/s0mzH90qLyynbQ
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martini2
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Re: Font changes with version change

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So, no one is able to help me?
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therube
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Re: Font changes with version change

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As you can easily see from the attachment
Your links are the same.
Fire 750, bring back 250.
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
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Re: Font changes with version change

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therube wrote:
As you can easily see from the attachment
Your links are the same.
Indeed, you are right! Thank you very much! Changed the second link in my first message.

Now I hope someone will be able to help! :D
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Re: Font changes with version change

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(I thought you were going to post a shot of the same "page"; 1 from 47 & 1 from 52.)

Your font settings all look to be at default values.

Have you tested in Safe Mode?
Have you tested in a new, clean Profile - no changes?


I'm on Win7, but 47 on the left & 52 on the right:
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https://i.postimg.cc/44T7F41R/Firefox-47-vs-52.png


(It's rather amazing how much clearer, better laid out, about:preferences is in 59 compare to current FF.
[Amazing & sad, actually.])
Fire 750, bring back 250.
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
martini2
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Re: Font changes with version change

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I've updated from 47 to 52, so I can't make a screenshot from 47 anymore. But MyPal's font and its thinness looks exactly like in 47, so I've made a comparision screenshot from it. The thin font in the window and the menue I'd like to get back. Any ideas how?
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