wierd firefox issue w/ nytimes.com

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 01:52:49PM -0500, Matt Price wrote:
> hey folks
> 
> this is a little OT, but since i don't know where else to turn...
> 
> i've been having a little trouble with firefox for the last 2 months or
> so.  this is running ubuntu intrepid, firefox version 3.0.6
> +nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 .  At least one site I use a lot,
> www.nytimes.com, renders very poorly -- I see the top banner and the
> left column of what should be the main table, but the main body of the
> site doesn't display at the top -- instead, I find it waaaayyyy down
> below the very long left-hand column.  and below the first set of
> stories, there's another loooooooong break, and then the rest of the
> page.  I've created a new profile, and the new profile does NOT have the
> same problem, so presumably the issue lies in my Default profile.  But4
> I've disabled every add-in and wiped the cache without any effect.  Has
> anyone else ever seen this problem -- and hopefully solved it?  Or if
> not, any suggestions for a more systematic testing that isn't likely to
> wreck my firefox setup -- I've done a fair bit of customization and
> don't want to start from scratch.  anyway, thanks as always,

iceweasel 3.0.6 on debian lenny looks fine to me on that page.

Sounds like you have someting messed up in your user's settings for
firefox.  Maybe a font size change, or other change that affects the
layout.

The cache and add-ins have nothing to do with your settings.

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Len Sorensen
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