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works fine in both cosmic panda and the old layout (went back to the old layout becuase the panda has issues with the dark skin I use (I think they mucked it up again!! it worked fine for a while)

Wow. Now that is a huge improvement. Thanks for sharing the link. It's been a while since I've actually used anything out of the TestTube area. Not sure if I will keep for long because the everything consumes too much screen space is less efficient compared to the default design.

Also, I think the fourth video size option is missing in FF because it might supported for Chrome only? Some of the other other features of cosmic panda was is chrome-only as well.

Wow. Now that is a huge improvement. Thanks for sharing the link. It's been a while since I've actually used anything out of the TestTube area. Not sure if I will keep for long because the everything consumes too much screen space is less efficient compared to the default design.

Also, I think the fourth video size option is missing in FF because it might supported for Chrome only? Some of the other other features of cosmic panda was is chrome-only as well.

not good of youtube to be chrome biased! as a mainstream site you never wanna do that. I know google owns it, but that's still bad.

not good of youtube to be chrome biased! as a mainstream site you never wanna do that. I know google owns it, but that's still bad.

Nothing new actually. They've been doing this for a long time when it comes to giving Chrome support for certain limited rollout google features before supporting other browsers. As much as it irritates me, I've grown not to care anymore. But they are free to shove "don't be evil" up their a** anytime they please.

SO much wasted space around the video. :/

yeah that's the main reason I don't care for it.... plus it seems all squished in the middle on a 1080p display. too much wasted space for widescreen users.

Firefox now uses gdi classic style font rendering for some fonts by default. Directwrite is still enabled and working (you can check to make sure in about:support)

Is there a way to make it render fonts as it did in the previous versions? All I want is that IE9-like font rendering... I like it A LOT!

Don't tell me I'll have to stick with IE9 if I want my fonts like that, please! ^^

Is there a way to make it render fonts as it did in the previous versions? All I want is that IE9-like font rendering... I like it A LOT!

Don't tell me I'll have to stick with IE9 if I want my fonts like that, please! ^^

You can bring back DirectWrite rendering for all fonts in Firefox.

in about:config

type "cleartype" in the filter field, and modify the pref "gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.force_gdi_classic_for_families" to blank.

You can bring back DirectWrite rendering for all fonts in Firefox.

in about:config

type "cleartype" in the filter field, and modify the pref "gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.force_gdi_classic_for_families" to blank.

Thank you very much! This work around didn't work, but I've set the gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.rendering_mode valeu from -1 to 5 and now it's rendering as it did before.

But you guys rock. Thanks for helping out!

You can bring back DirectWrite rendering for all fonts in Firefox.

in about:config

type "cleartype" in the filter field, and modify the pref "gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.force_gdi_classic_for_families" to blank.

Oh... your workaround also works... you just have to restart the browser!

THX A LOT!

You can bring back DirectWrite rendering for all fonts in Firefox.

in about:config

type "cleartype" in the filter field, and modify the pref "gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.force_gdi_classic_for_families" to blank.

Its still directwrite, it just overrides cleartype settings on certain fonts to look more like GDI fonts.

Ee-yup and I saw that. I filed one of my own becuase I couldn't find anything with the keyword combos I used... but then I got the email update that it was marked at a duplicate and I was glad I wasn't the only one!

Nice I like! Wonder what the forth new first windows button at the far top right hand corner is? Never seen that before on any browser or program.

I guess it's fullscreen button, but i really hope they don't implement custom caption buttons :/

I simply don't like the transparent effect of the unfocused tabs as it makes it difficult to see and click. Clearly defined outlines reduce eye strain. The mac version is slightly better than the windows one, but there's nothing wrong with the current default tab design in the Nightlies that warrant messing it up like that.

As for Astralis, still not liking it.

I want the mac version in black! I like it!

anyone got a theme link???

afaik firefox hasn't implemented the draw in titlebar on mac, s0o actually it's not possible to make a theme like that!

afaik firefox hasn't implemented the draw in titlebar on mac, s0o actually it's not possible to make a theme like that!

Exactly. Stephen Horlander has been pushing a lot of the other changes, texture, urlbar, icons, buttons etc to the UX branch for Mac OS X. Windows version is still very far behind.

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