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For Firefox at least, this is probably because you are not using DirectWrite - that in turn is probably because you are not getting D3D10 (you are probably usin
by nrc 13y ago
For Firefox at least, this is probably because you are not using DirectWrite - that in turn is probably because you are not getting D3D10 (you are probably using D3D9 or no hardware acceleration), the usual cause of this is due to out of date drivers or black-listed hardware. You can check what hardware acceleration you get in the graphics section of about:support.
If you are not getting HWA, you can try forcing it on by setting 'layers.acceleration.force-enabled' to true in about:config (I would do that in a throw away profile though because it might crash Firefox; that overrides the black list).
- avodonosov 13y agoGraphics Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M Adapter Drivers nvd3dumx,nvwgf2umx,nvwgf2umx nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um Adapter RAM 1024 ClearType Parameters DISPLAY1 [ Gamma: 2200 Pixel Structure: RGB ClearType Level: 100 Enhanced Contrast: 200 ] DISPLAY2 [ Gamma: 2200 Pixel Structure: RGB ClearType Level: 100 Enhanced Contrast: 200 ] Device ID 0x0a28 Direct2D Enabled Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 257.21 or newer. DirectWrite Enabled false (6.2.9200.16571) Driver Date 7-23-2009 Driver Version 8.15.11.8644 GPU #2 Active false GPU Accelerated Windows 0/1 Basic Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 257.21 or newer. Vendor ID 0x10de WebGL Renderer Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 257.21 or newer. windowLayerManagerRemote false AzureCanvasBackend skia AzureContentBackend none AzureFallbackCanvasBackend cairo AzureSkiaAccelerated 0
- sp332 13y agoAssuming you have 64-bit Windows, install this: http://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownload-March2009/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/332.21/332.21-notebook-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe&lang=us&type=geforcem http://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownload-March2009/confi...
- taspeotis 13y agoDriver Date 7-23-2009 When will users learn to upgrade their drivers properly? EDIT: For everybody who thinks this should be easy, what's the latest version of the NVIDIA drivers on Windows Update? Is it not "version 257.21 or newer"?
- WoodenChair 13y agoYet another technical step that users should learn to do? Computers should work for users, not users for computers. When will operating system manufacturers learn to not make users think (about things they shouldn't have to care about).
- jamesaguilar 13y agoAs long as users don't explicitly disable windows update, I think this should work fine in the background.
- RussianCow 13y agoTo be fair, I think the better question is when will driver vendors learn to have their drivers update automatically? Checking to see if your drivers are up-to-date and installing new ones is a tedious process, and I shouldn't have to do it just to have a usable machine.
- taspeotis 13y agohttp://www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia-update.html http://www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia-update.html > I shouldn't have to do it just to have a usable machine. The complaint isn't that Chrome and Firefox don't work.
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- avodonosov 13y agoUpdated driver. The text is still rendered the same - zigzags instead of lines. Now about:support shows Graphics Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M Adapter Drivers nvd3dumx,nvwgf2umx,nvwgf2umx nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um Adapter RAM 1024 ClearType Parameters DISPLAY1 [ Gamma: 2200 Pixel Structure: RGB ClearType Level: 100 Enhanced Contrast: 200 ] DISPLAY2 [ Gamma: 2200 Pixel Structure: RGB ClearType Level: 100 Enhanced Contrast: 200 ] Device ID 0x0a28 Direct2D Enabled true DirectWrite Enabled true (6.2.9200.16571) Driver Date 12-19-2013 Driver Version 9.18.13.3221 GPU #2 Active false GPU Accelerated Windows 1/1 Direct3D 10 Vendor ID 0x10de WebGL Renderer Google Inc. -- ANGLE (NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M Direct3D9Ex vs_3_0 ps_3_0) windowLayerManagerRemote false AzureCanvasBackend direct2d AzureContentBackend direct2d AzureFallbackCanvasBackend cairo AzureSkiaAccelerated 0 So, DirectWrite is on now.
- avodonosov 13y agoA commenter in my blog suggested to ensure ClearType is enablied in Windows settings - and indeed, I found ClearType disabled. After enabling ClearType the fonts look good in FF and Chrome. The commenter explained that "IE uses it's own version of Cleartype regardless of system settings, while Firefox and Chrome correctly adhere to your system settings."
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