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Fonts rendering problem
After upgrading to Firefox 44.0.2 fonts on some web pages look blurred and are thinner than should be. It is easy to notice problem comparing this page: https://support.mozilla.org/pl/questions/firefox rendered in FF 44.0.2 with FF 44.0 or with Chrome.
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"Support for Direct2D 1.0 has been dropped in . Windows 7 users can install the Platform Update to re-enable Direct2D support (to fix font rendering issues)" Source : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/44.0/releasenotes/
As the above solution suggested, you can try the platform update to see if it makes any difference or not.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=36805
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"Support for Direct2D 1.0 has been dropped in . Windows 7 users can install the Platform Update to re-enable Direct2D support (to fix font rendering issues)" Source : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/44.0/releasenotes/
As the above solution suggested, you can try the platform update to see if it makes any difference or not.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=36805
Could you check on whether your Firefox is using hardware acceleration? You can do that on the support information page. Either:
- "3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Troubleshooting Information
- (menu bar) Help > Troubleshooting Information
- type or paste about:support in the address bar and press Enter
Scroll down to the Graphics header and check the table that follows for:
- Direct2D Enabled = true
- GPU Accelerated Windows => numerator of the fraction = denominator
Those should indicate that hardware acceleration is being applied.
Scroll down to the Graphics header and check the table that follows for:
- Direct2D Enabled = true
- GPU Accelerated Windows => numerator of the fraction = denominator
I can't find settings you mentioned but found these:
gfx.driver-init.feature-d2d: true
gfx.driver-init.feature-d3d11: true
Hi ad_verbum, I think those are in the "Important Modified Preferences" list. There is a separate "Graphics" table.
jscher2000 said
Hi ad_verbum, I think those are in the "Important Modified Preferences" list. There is a separate "Graphics" table.
I had to install Microsoft actualization mentioned by Samrat Bhattacharjee in first answer on my question. Earlier I hadn't these parameters listed. Now I have "Direct2D Enabled = true" and problem with badly looking fonts is resolved.