letters are too small in firefox menu [SOLVED]

[Ivan Ivanoff]

Binary package hint: firefox

After updating from Feisty to Gutsy I found out that letters are too small in firefox menu, bookmarks, status bar, address bar. How to enlarge these fonts? I cannot even read it...

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 20 22:56:43 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
Package: firefox 2.0.0.6+2-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: firefox
Uname: Linux alex 2.6.22-10-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 22 08:11:52 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[TJ (tj)]

It is possible this is a symptom of Bug #140540, please check it and report back.

[Ivan Ivanoff (spammeroff)]

My problem differs from #140540, because in all system fonts are quite good. I solved my problem. I just changed DPI in my Firefox and Thunderbird like this:
1. Оpen Edit/Settings/Settings/Advanced/Settings Editor in Thunderbird or write in address line about:config in Firefox.
2. Find layout.css.dpi
3. Set layout.css.dpi to 72
In my case for some strange reason there was -1.
PROBLEM SOLVED

[TJ (tj)]

I'm marking this Invalid although I'd prefer a 'Resolved' status for this situation.

[Arthur Smith (arthurmsmith)]

I'm a bit of a newbie to the whole bug reporting and resolution thing here, so please bear with me.

I was going to submit the same bug report today, as I ran into the same issue.

uname -a: Linux art-ubuntu-laptop 2.6.22-11-generic #1 SMP Mon Sep 17 03:45:58 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
Otherwise the same package/distro info as Ivan.

Ivan's solution worked, but is this not indicative of some type of installation issue? I realize it's a bit trivial, but just wondered if this should be valid after all.

[TJ (tj)]

Arthur, was your issue caused by upgrading from Feisty to Gutsy the same as Ivan's?

If you can confirm this, I'll re-open the bug mark it Confirmed and assign it to the team.

[Arthur Smith (arthurmsmith)]

MIne was a fresh installation of Gutsy from scratch.

[TJ (tj)]

Okay, thanks Arthur.

 I'm currently wrestling with Gutsy installer problems on three separate notebooks. When I finally get them installed I'll check what the Firefox setting is on those before and after starting Firefox for the first time, and if there's a reproducable problem I'll mark this comfirmed.

[Arthur Smith (arthurmsmith)]

Excellent! Thanks, Tj! :)

[aamukahvi (aamukahvi)]

Hi,

I upgraded yesterday to Gutsy to Feisty and had this very problem. Everything was OK as long as I used 96DPI in Gnome. However changing it to 80DPI (my preferred setting) made Firefox fonts nearly illegible (smaller than every other app). Changing layout.css.dpi from -1 to 80 as per Ivan Ivanoff's instructions helped.

I'm left wondering if every user must now adjust this setting manually. Madness...

Attached is a pic with 80DPI Gnome & no setting changed in Firefox.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

this should be fixed in final gutsy.