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Text is too small, page is too wide

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kuro68k
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On many web sites text is too small to read. If I zoom in to read it then the page is too wide and I have to scroll constantly.

As an example try slashdot.org in desktop mode. The page looks fine in Chrome but the text is too small in Firefox.

I tried the "use system font size" setting, it made no visible difference.

How do I make the site readable in Firefox?

On many web sites text is too small to read. If I zoom in to read it then the page is too wide and I have to scroll constantly. As an example try slashdot.org in desktop mode. The page looks fine in Chrome but the text is too small in Firefox. I tried the "use system font size" setting, it made no visible difference. How do I make the site readable in Firefox?
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TyDraniu
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Try out this extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/android/addon/fftextwrap/

kuro68k
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Thanks, but it doesn't work. The text remains too wide and I have to scroll if it is zoomed to a usable size.

Paul
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Hi

I would recomend not using desktop mode for those sites and let them display in mobile mode naturally. This should make the pages display better for you on your mobile device.