We're calling on all EU-based Mozillians with iOS or iPadOS devices to help us monitor Apple’s new browser choice screens. Join the effort to hold Big Tech to account!

This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

Correct font not used

  • 3 replies
  • 1 has this problem
  • 9 views
  • Last reply by DcnDon

DcnDon
DcnDon
more options

The drop-down menu at the top of the noted site does not display correctly in Firefox 8.01. I does display correctly in IE, Chrome, and Opera. It looks to me like Firefox does not use the correct font for the display, which causes the list to wrap rather than to display in one line.

The drop-down menu at the top of the noted site does not display correctly in Firefox 8.01. I does display correctly in IE, Chrome, and Opera. It looks to me like Firefox does not use the correct font for the display, which causes the list to wrap rather than to display in one line.

Chosen solution

Turned out that this was a problem on the site - incorrect coding of the CSS caused Firefox to incorrectly render the page. Can't explain why IE, Chrome and Opera rendered the page correctly. Sorry, I don't have any additional information on the CSS coding.

Read this answer in context 👍 0

All Replies (3)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

If you have increased the minimum font size then try the default setting "none" as a high value can cause such issues.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced > Minimum Font Size (none)

Make sure that you allow websites to choose their fonts.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced > [X] "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above"

Also make sure that the gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled pref is set to true on the about:config page.

Modified by cor-el

DcnDon
DcnDon Question owner
more options

Thanks very much for your reply. All of the settings you suggest are indeed set the way you suggested and so the situation remains the same as described in the original post.

DcnDon
DcnDon Question owner
more options

Chosen Solution

Turned out that this was a problem on the site - incorrect coding of the CSS caused Firefox to incorrectly render the page. Can't explain why IE, Chrome and Opera rendered the page correctly. Sorry, I don't have any additional information on the CSS coding.