zoom doesn't smooth pictures

[JonasL]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

I am using Ubuntu 9.04, but the bug was already consistent in earlier versions. I am also using Firefox version. 3.0.5.

If you use the zoom feature of Firefox to zoom into web pages and you also zoom into the pictures, they become pixelated. You can see every single pixel because Firefox doesn't smooth the pictures when zooming.
But: Firefox smooths the pictures when you use the drag-and-drop feature. During the drag, either Firefox or Gnome smooths the pictures.

Since this behavior is strange and not how I expect it to work, I think it is a bug.

A about:config option to define the smoothing method would be helpful and appropriate for all (even slower) systems.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-6-generic i686

[laulau (olaulau)]

I can confirm this behavior.
It was noticeable in previous versions of Ubuntu and Firefox.

The fact is very evident if you often use zoom feature (ie. for reading purpose), and you used it on Windows (where zoomed imaged are smooth).

[Bill Sullivan (enkrates)]

I added this PPA and it solved my firefox zooming problem. I would love for this to be included in Ubuntu by default.

https://launchpad.net/~firefox-smooth-scaling

[laulau (olaulau)]

It works very well.
don't forget to choose the right Ubuntu version before copy de source.list line.

Does anyone knows where does those patches comes from, and if they will be integrated into Karmic ?