Comment 3 for bug 379761

no, that doesn't work i'm afraid.

2009/6/21 tankdriver <email address hidden>

> I can confirm that. (v3.5pre
> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/ppa<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/ppa>
> )
> Here is a workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7094387
>
> --
> FF 3.5 font hinting
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379761
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>
> Status in “firefox-3.5” source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.5
>
> asac, ask that I create a new account and observe if the FF 3.5 uses the
> gnome appearance settings, it seems that it doesn't.
>
> I set my gnome settings to *hint full*.
> http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9426/74100265.png, FF 3.1 (on the
> right) is hinting correctly. F 3.5 isn't, it seems to be using *hint
> slight*. Have a look at the gnome taskbar and the FF 3.5 menu bar the
> renderings clearly aren't the same.
>
> Is the hinting hardcoded somewhere?
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: firefox-3.5 3.5~b4~hg20090330r24021+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
> ProcEnviron:
> SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
>