Firefox 3 / Ubuntu 8.04 – Large Fonts Fix

Posted on April 26, 2008 by willwm| 15 Comments

Update: Here’s a list of more tips for Firefox 3 on Linux, including how to make your bookmarks toolbar text smaller, and remove the down arrows from bookmarks folders! Super Awesome Firefox 3 Tips! (Linux)

For those of you seeing strange and unreasonably large font sizes in Firefox 3 on Ubuntu 8.04, try setting the “layout.css.dpi” (via about:config) to 72 or 96. Either of those values should set all fonts to a reasonable size.

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15 Responses to Firefox 3 / Ubuntu 8.04 – Large Fonts Fix

  1. Steph | April 28, 2008 at 4:44 am | Reply

    Thanks! This fixed it

  2. willwm | April 28, 2008 at 5:42 pm | Reply

    Glad to hear it! =)

  3. Rob | May 1, 2008 at 9:55 am | Reply

    Thank you so much for this, fixed my problem straight away! I just set the dpi to 96 like my system is set to and worked a treat.

    Thanks!

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  5. Tim 'avatar' Bartel | May 14, 2008 at 10:32 am | Reply

    Finally… you saved my day.

  6. Linux User | May 21, 2008 at 6:31 pm | Reply

    this worked great! thanks again!!!

  7. willwm | May 21, 2008 at 6:33 pm | Reply

    Thanks everyone! =)

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  9. HojPoj | June 7, 2008 at 5:09 pm | Reply

    This solution did not solve my problem!

    Er, well, it might but for some reason I am unable to change the value. The number is automatically set at “-1″ and no matter what integer I change it to, positive or negative, it reverts straight-away back to -1.

    Please help. The fonts only appear large on some sites, usually the header.

    I also have a problem that, on log-in, the characters are so huge they’re bigger than the login and password box.

  10. HojPoj | June 7, 2008 at 5:22 pm | Reply

    Actually this did fix it. Thanks a lot!
    I didn’t realize all other tabs had to be closed.
    Also, on mine it looks better set to 120; I’m using a 24″ HDTV as my monitor.

    I still have the problem of super-huge fonts at the login screen. Any suggestions?
    I’m running Ubuntu 8.04.

  11. rick | June 7, 2008 at 8:56 pm | Reply

    TONS of thanks for this tip

  12. willwm | June 9, 2008 at 7:52 pm | Reply

    Thank you all again for your comments on this post!

    @HojPoj – I had that problem too with the huge fonts on the login screen, but only at pretty high resolutions (I think Ubuntu is assuming that it’s compensating for super-tiny fonts on a tiny high-res screen). Which resolution are you seeing these huge fonts at?

  13. willwm | June 9, 2008 at 7:54 pm | Reply

    @HojPoj: Oh, I just thought of something; did you check the Gnome Appearance Properties, under the Font section? There should be an option to change your X server DPI there…

  14. Derek | December 7, 2008 at 6:20 pm | Reply

    Thank you, thank you, thank you
    Been looking for that setting for so long

  15. suman | April 19, 2010 at 1:09 am | Reply

    Thanks! It worked for me….its Mandriva linux…

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