553789 - at the default font size, a paragraph is displayed with a smaller kerning

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Rocha]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 Firefox/3.6
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 Firefox/3.6

You can see it here: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7Dne12x_t1Y/S6SprqTSj_I/AAAAAAAADKs/qAMx8DZ1t5M/s1600-h/firefox_bug.png
The paragraph starting with "The one major regret" has a smaller kerning. On that text, there are others with the same issue, but I have seen pages with only one of those. I looked into the source and there's no reason for that (it's just ...</p><p>blah blah blah </p><p>...). In fact, when I change the font size on my screen (CTRL+ or CTRL-), the difference between paragraphs disappears. As soon as I revert to the default size the problem returns.

I've noticed this several times on different pages. I don't know when it started, it was certainly before 3.6.

Reproducible: Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open this page, for example: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/mar/20/chelsea-inter-didier-drogba-fondling
2. Notice the difference between paragraphs.
3. Profit! Sorry.

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Reporter, are you still seeing this issue with Firefox 3.6.13 or later in safe mode? If not, please close. These links can help you in your testing.
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles

You can also try to reproduce in Firefox 4 Beta 8 or later, there are many improvements in the new version, http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.13 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.