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Safari and Google Reader: broken fonts (video card problem?)

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Hi there,
I have a MacBook Pro 5,5 (June 2009, 13.3') and it seems that I have a font problem with all the browsers (Safari.app, Firefox.app and Chrome.app) and Google Reader: regardless of the feed, I see strange dots below the posts. Here's an example:


All updates are installed (Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F569)).
What's wrong with my Mac? Do you think that is a video card problem?

Thanks
 
Did you increase the font size in the browser? Sometimes that can result in some funkyness... Try Command- to check and see...
 
Well if I increase/decrease the font size the problem disappear... so it's no more an hardware problem, however could be a software problem: how come all the browsers installed on my Mac choose a font-size (by default) that produces this kind of dirt?
 
Your problem in Google Reader is due to the plus/minus key font zooming feature built-in to Google Reader. It stems from Google Readers page formatting not adjusting along side the font size change correctly. This is also why you see it in all of your browsers and not just in Safari.
 
TheIguana said:
Your problem in Google Reader is due to the plus/minus key font zooming feature built-in to Google Reader. It stems from Google Readers page formatting not adjusting along side the font size change correctly. This is also why you see it in all of your browsers and not just in Safari.
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I tried to discover where are the Google reader settings that you mention, but I found nothing. Can you be more detailed please?
Thanks!
 
Maybe use GlimmerBlocker with this css fix:

#entries.list .entry .collapsed { line-height: 2.4ex; }
 
I have the same problem as the OP but his solution is no longer a valid link. Anyone know how to fix this issue? It's fine in Firefox and Chrome, just Safari, it's driving me nuts.
 
Awesome! Thanks very much. Works perfectly. Any idea behind the cause behind it? Seems like it doesn't effect everyone.
 
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