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cleartype is on still blurry, page doesn't fit screen anymore

efred
efred
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Have installed version 4, and ever since small laptop is blurry even after turning on clear type. Also firefox browser page no longer fits the screen. Version 4 is a piece of crap!

Have installed version 4, and ever since small laptop is blurry even after turning on clear type. Also firefox browser page no longer fits the screen. Version 4 is a piece of crap!

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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You may need to turn off hardware acceleration.

Tools > Options > Advanced > General sub-tab

Uncheck "Use hardware acceleration when available"

I think you need to restart Firefox to see the change.

Also, this 3-page-long thread reports which tweaks and workarounds helped various people and which didn't: Blurry/ugly font-rendering in Firefox 4 RC | Firefox Support Forum | Firefox Help