316445 - different display in Windows and Linux GTK

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[jacobo]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050922 Firefox/1.0.7 (Debian package 1.0.7-1)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050922 Firefox/1.0.7 (Debian package 1.0.7-1)

The following code is displayed different in Windows and in Linux (GTK):

<a style="border: 1px solid">A</a><table style="border: 1px solid"><tr><td>A</td></tr></table>

While in Windows it will be displayed correctly (<a> right above <table>), on Linux (GTK) <table>'s top border will be overlapped by <a>'s bottom border.

As far as I have seen, this has always been there in Gecko, at least since Netscape 6.0.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a file with the above HTML code as its content
2. View the HTML file with FireFox
3. Notice on Windows it is displayed correctly while on Linux (with GTK2) borders are overlapped

Actual Results:  
On Linux (tested with GTK2), borders overlap

Expected Results:  
Borders should be one right above the other, not overlapped

Comment 1

[Peter van der Woude [:Peter6]]

Attachment: testcase

Comment 2

[Peter van der Woude [:Peter6]]

Attachment: better testcase

Comment 3

[Peter van der Woude [:Peter6]]

Attachment: this 1

Comment 4

[logan]

Attachment: ss: linux

Comment 5

[logan]

Attachment: ss: winxp

Comment 6

[logan]

unstable debian: fontconfig 2.3.2-1.1, freetype 2.1.10-1, xft 2.1.7-1, pango 1.8.2-3, gtk2 2.6.10-1, glibc 2.3.5-8

Comment 7

[jacobo]

Attachment: screenshot for DebianEtch

Comment 8

[logan]

Geez, my screenshot looks aweful compared to that. :P

I dumped ~/.fonts.conf and ~/.gtkrc-2.0, but am pretty sure that /etc/fonts/* is not as unstable debian originally had it.

Comment 9

[lexual]

Can reporter please confirm if bug still occurs with recent Firefox version.

Comment 10

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug was reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.3 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
http://www.mozilla.com
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode

Comment 11

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.3 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.