100432 - running mozilla gives me a huge window with font sizes 3/4 the size of my screen

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[kevin mudrick]

Running mozilla (all recent versions, either installed via the installer on 
mozilla.org or the debian .debs) gives me a huge window with HUGE fonts, and 
no visible browser.  For an example, see the screenshot at 
http://www.bleachedwhale.com/mozilla-window.jpg

This screenshot was taken using 0.9.3.  If I try to use 0.9.4 as a user, I get 

Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with 
width 45553 and height 8500
Gdk-ERROR **: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)
  serial 502 error_code 11 request_code 53 minor_code 0

unless mozilla is already started (with the same problem as above) by root.

This is baffling.  I have no clue.  I have wiped mozilla and netscape from my 
system, have deleted my $HOME/.mozilla directory, to no avail.

Galeon works fine (which I know is dependant on mozilla).

If any more system information is needed, please let me know.  Neither my 
local LUG nor any linux irc channels have been able to help me at all.

Comment 1

[R.K.Aa.]

What is your pref setting for resolution?

Comment 2

[Chase Tingley]

That screenshot is unreal.  

Could this have something to do with the X font configuration?  I remember
changing some default somewhere (in the X stuff, not in moz) from 100 to 75dpi
to shrink the widget font size.

Comment 3

[kevin mudrick]

thanks for the speedy reply.  my resolution is 1280x1024.  i discovered
the problem though.. i deleted
FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/"
and added
FontPath   "unix/:7100"
to my XF86Config-4 file, assuming that my font settings were somehow
messed up... and it worked.

thanks,
kevin

Comment 4

[R.K.Aa.]

well this should have been "invalid". Verifying WFM based on reporters comment.
Less spam.