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Appearance of pages in Firefox

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Am newcomer to Ubuntu/Linux. Have noticed that, when using Firefox, the characters in web pages seem fuzzy compared to when I use Firefox in Windows. My screen resolution and refresh rate are the same as in Windows. Has anyone else noticed this, and is there a solution? Thanks.

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Chris Fox (robotninja) said : 		#1

Mark,

You may have some form of anti-aliasing enabled in System - Preferences - Appearance - Fonts.

Experiment with different options for "Rendering" (and also "Smoothing" and "Hinting" under the "Details" button) until you find a configuration you're happy with. Personally, on an LCD display, I prefer Sub-pixel smoothing" with no hinting.

Good luck!

Chris

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Mark (mark-osborne1) said : 		#2

Chris. Thanks for your suggestions. It turned out that the range of fonts available in Firefox is different by default in Windows and Ubuntu. I managed to get fonts like Times New Roman, Arial and Courier New by installing msttcorefonts from Synaptic.

Best wishes

Mark