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Some fonts look rough after upgrade

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After upgrading to firefox 3.6.6, some fonts seem to display incorrectly. They look rough and almost rastered. Noticeable on the "Firefox Upgraded" page, in the heading text: "Choose Your Persona", "More Ways To Personalise" etc.

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http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.7/whatsnew/

After upgrading to firefox 3.6.6, some fonts seem to display incorrectly. They look rough and almost rastered. Noticeable on the "Firefox Upgraded" page, in the heading text: "Choose Your Persona", "More Ways To Personalise" etc. == URL of affected sites == http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.7/whatsnew/

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cor-el
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You can enable ClearType system wide for all programs to make other programs like Firefox use it.

Vista: Control Panel > Personalization > Window Color and Appearance > Effects: "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts" XP: Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Effects: "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts"

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306527 - HOW TO: Use ClearType to Enhance Screen Fonts in Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/tune.aspx Windows ClearType Tuner (online version only works with IE)