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Fonts in Internet Explorer Browser Window Are Unintelligible

Article ID: 183099

Article Last Modified on 6/5/2007

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for UNIX

This article was previously published under Q183099

SYMPTOMS

If you are running Internet Explorer on a Sun Solaris 2.6 workstation, some TrueType fonts in the browser window may be unintelligible.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if a program installed on your computer causes Type 1 TrueType fonts to be rendered improperly.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, run the following command when you start your computer:

/usr/openwin/bin/xlsfonts -o utopia-regular >/dev/null

If you are using Common Desktop Environment (CDE), add the command to either of the following files:

/etc/dt/config/sessionetc (system wide)

~/.dt/sessions/sessionetc (per user)

NOTE: The Sessionetc file must be an executable script file, and the /etc/dt/config/sessionetc file must be created as a copy of the /usr/dt/config/sessionetc file.

MORE INFORMATION

If Type 1 TrueType fonts are not rendered properly, they are displayed as being only one pixel high in every program that uses them.

Keywords: kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbprb KB183099