Display size too big

ss999 · 10-04-2009, 11:18 AM

I have this problem. Please help.

I am not using the default font size of my Vista laptop. That affects Firefox, everything is like 150% bigger. I can't use it that way.

- Reducing the text size of Firefox doesn't work because it doesn't affect the size of the scrollbar or the menu for example, only works for text.

- Reducing the zoom only affects web pages, not Firefox.

- I'm not going to change the font size of my laptop back to default, I changed it for a reason.

- Using Firefox with such a big display size it's almost impossible.

- Creating some sort of add-on or script that reduces the display size, or make Firefox stop being affected by my laptop settings seems to be the only thing that could work. But I don't know how to do that.

So... No Firefox for me.

This happened: Every time Firefox opened

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729)

**koala** · 10-04-2009, 12:25 PM

If you hold down the Ctrl key and use the mouse wheel, it will increase or decrease the size of text, images, videos and objects in the webpages, and Firefox's vertical/horizontal scrollbars, but not the rest of Firefox's buttons or menus. Would this be enough for you?

Have you tried a new Firefox theme with smaller, more compact buttons?

ss999 · 10-04-2009, 02:32 PM

Thank you for your reply. I guess I could go with that if I really wanted Firefox... Just wondering if there is a way to fix it 100%. ;)

10-04-2009, 11:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
ss999 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 45 OS: VistaPremium	Display size too big I have this problem. Please help. I am not using the default font size of my Vista laptop. That affects Firefox, everything is like 150% bigger. I can't use it that way. - Reducing the text size of Firefox doesn't work because it doesn't affect the size of the scrollbar or the menu for example, only works for text. - Reducing the zoom only affects web pages, not Firefox. - I'm not going to change the font size of my laptop back to default, I changed it for a reason. - Using Firefox with such a big display size it's almost impossible. - Creating some sort of add-on or script that reduces the display size, or make Firefox stop being affected by my laptop settings seems to be the only thing that could work. But I don't know how to do that. So... No Firefox for me. This happened: Every time Firefox opened User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729) Last edited by koala; 10-04-2009 at 12:21 PM. Reason: copy/paste

10-04-2009, 12:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,396 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Display size too big If you hold down the Ctrl key and use the mouse wheel, it will increase or decrease the size of text, images, videos and objects in the webpages, and Firefox's vertical/horizontal scrollbars, but not the rest of Firefox's buttons or menus. Would this be enough for you? Have you tried a new Firefox theme with smaller, more compact buttons? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

10-04-2009, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
ss999 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 45 OS: VistaPremium	Re: Display size too big Thank you for your reply. I guess I could go with that if I really wanted Firefox... Just wondering if there is a way to fix it 100%. ;)