help, firefox problem

Nacht · Feb 22, 2006, 05:28 PM

Firefox has started showing certain random text elements in italics. For exmple, the text box I'm typing in for this post is all in italics. News articles on BBC are in italics, the menu selection box on the Driverheaven home page is all in italics. Does anybody know how this happened or how to fix it?

daedal · Feb 22, 2006, 05:42 PM

Hmm. Funky.
Have you tried going into View/Character Encoding and see?

g35x · Feb 22, 2006, 06:19 PM

try reinstalling it?

Nacht · Feb 22, 2006, 08:35 PM

Messed with the char. encoding and nothing helped. Also reinstalled over my current installation and it didnt help. This is extremely annoying...please help!

EDIT: I just noticed IE is doing it too...if that helps anyone with a diagnosis..

EDIT2: I'm not sure whether it was a corrupted font file or missing shortcut...but I fixed the problem (finally) by deleting all the fonts in the system folder and reinstalling them.

PangingJr · Feb 23, 2006, 06:54 AM

bad shortcuts and/or bad registry value/data which are related to the Windows's fonts causes problem like this. and this is usually caused by third-party that uses and installs its own fonts on to its own folder.
you can solve this problem just like that. but if this happens again check the Windows registry.

anyway, for others, below would be a bit more complete way to fix this problem. check these out before going to a clean Windows install.

check "Fonts" folder and see if any shortcut file in the folder?
if any, then open the file Properties and check the target of the actual fonts file in the Target box,
then, remove all bad shortcut(s). you may also need to replace all of the bad shortcut files with real font files.

once you have done that, do not reboot your computer till you have done the next step...
open the Registry Editor and go to "HKLM\SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsNTCurrentVersion\Fon ts",
on the right hand side of the editor check and edit or remove all incorrect value (and/or data).
then reboot your computer.

Feb 22, 2006, 05:28 PM	#1
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	help, firefox problem Firefox has started showing certain random text elements in italics. For exmple, the text box I'm typing in for this post is all in italics. News articles on BBC are in italics, the menu selection box on the Driverheaven home page is all in italics. Does anybody know how this happened or how to fix it?

Feb 22, 2006, 05:42 PM	#2
daedal Uber Coffee Drinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gatineau, Quebec Posts: 2,250 Rep Power: 0	Hmm. Funky. Have you tried going into View/Character Encoding and see? __________________

Feb 22, 2006, 06:19 PM	#3
g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	try reinstalling it? __________________

Feb 22, 2006, 08:35 PM	Thread Starter #4
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	Messed with the char. encoding and nothing helped. Also reinstalled over my current installation and it didnt help. This is extremely annoying...please help! EDIT: I just noticed IE is doing it too...if that helps anyone with a diagnosis.. EDIT2: I'm not sure whether it was a corrupted font file or missing shortcut...but I fixed the problem (finally) by deleting all the fonts in the system folder and reinstalling them. Last edited by Nacht; Feb 23, 2006 at 02:59 AM.

Feb 23, 2006, 06:54 AM	#5
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 70	bad shortcuts and/or bad registry value/data which are related to the Windows's fonts causes problem like this. and this is usually caused by third-party that uses and installs its own fonts on to its own folder. you can solve this problem just like that. but if this happens again check the Windows registry. anyway, for others, below would be a bit more complete way to fix this problem. check these out before going to a clean Windows install. check "Fonts" folder and see if any shortcut file in the folder? if any, then open the file Properties and check the target of the actual fonts file in the Target box, then, remove all bad shortcut(s). you may also need to replace all of the bad shortcut files with real font files. once you have done that, do not reboot your computer till you have done the next step... open the Registry Editor and go to "HKLM\SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsNTCurrentVersion\Fon ts", on the right hand side of the editor check and edit or remove all incorrect value (and/or data). then reboot your computer.