Is it just me or does everyone's tabs in fire-fox look like Old English text?



It is only my browser doing this too.
First it wouldn't launch kept saying it crashed about 5 times - then i launched it from the actual program directory instead of the shortcut and it updated all the plugins (i think , im not sure because the text was hard to read)
Then it launched mozilla looking like this.

Everything is normal except the font type.

very strange!
Even the addresses in the submit field are Old English text..
Should i un-install and re-install a fresh Firefox browser program?

Internet Explorer looks fine.

Check in your Firefox Preferences and look at what fonts are selected.

this is what my options looks like


even my font list is old english - wth

Can you not change the font to Verdana or something like Verdana?

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/search?q=fonts+in+Firefox

What about your Windows fonts? Are they OK?

In FF Preferences you can only change the font in rendered text.
The font in the toolbar is not in Preferences.
In Linux I use this program: gtk-chtheme.
With it you can change the toolbar fonts and the looks.
What is available for Windows I don't know since I don't have it.
Gerard.

i found a little tidbit on changing font type and size here
like this:

- First type in the firefox url bar: about:config
- search layout.css.dpi and change value -1 to 0. Close firefox
- Activate Show hidden files.
- Navigate to inside .mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/
- here, open a konsole with CTRL+T
- type kate userChrome.css. You will see:

* {
font-family: sans-serif !important;

Yes my system fonts are fine, nothing a miss just FF.
font-size: 10pt !important;
}

or rubbish if rubbish change to those values

I have no idea what happened it just suddenly started doing this. :\

It seems like its running a font outline and thats what makes it so hard to read.
I have gotten no where with those directions by the way. =\

oh well i guess i am stuck running IE for now.

I've put in a query at the Mozilla Firefox newsgroup.

Rod did you click the advanced button beside default font then on the fonts page make sure it is set at Western and select the font you want to use, You can click or unclick the button below that says allow pages to allow their own fonts. You could try this if you haven't already..

Yeah but its so hard to read i can not figure out what says what. =)
I know its set to western.

I even went into advanced font settings and everything has that default font so its hard to make out what the settings even read.

I think i am going to un-install everything including my personal settings and history, bookmarks and all that entirely and then re-install it.

I have been making a habit of backing up my favorites for about a year now so ill have my stuff back im sure.
Ahh well wish me luck here gos!

Fixed it! -

Here is what i did (i was even able to change the font to comic sans ms )
in my hidden folder - C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Owner.FAMILY-ROOM\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\rqk999mf.default\chrome - is an example css file
i re edited it and saved it as userChrome.css in the same folder.



Check this out though - the Gimp Chat / uploader still shows the derelict font!


How weird is that!??

Sounds like the remnants of someone's theme layout. But that would mean you or someone using your computer tried a theme out and forgot to change it back. Which doesn't sound like that was the case here.

It still has some funny remnants too, like submit buttons and text areas still show the other font type.
Just really strange stuff.I have never, ever seen this before.

Maybe i need to edit the css file some more.

Looks like you've made some good progress there anyway, Rod.