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text on some web pages bunches up while scrolling page

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luakaha
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Firefox 7 and 8 cause text on certain web pages to bunch up or lines overlay when I scroll down the page

Firefox 7 and 8 cause text on certain web pages to bunch up or lines overlay when I scroll down the page

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David McRitchie
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see Cor-el's reply in "Are you aware of a possible bug in version 3.6.23? In the browser, for example, "two/" appears with the slash through the "o". Is this a known bug?"| Firefox Support Forum | Firefox Help

and again Cor-el -- Check zoom level -- Words are overlayed over other words in the text, how can I fix this problem. | Firefox Support Forum | Firefox Help

cor-el
cor-el
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Try to disable hardware acceleration.

  • Edit > Preferences > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"

If disabling hardware acceleration works then check if there is an update available for your graphics display driver.