Bolder fonts in Safari

Hi, I have noticed that fonts in my web browsers are bolder then they should be (comparing to my friend's computer with the same OS X but different monitor). I have launched System Preferences, but everything seems OK - anti-aliasting is ON and turn off smoothing is for fonts smaller than 8.
Do you have any ideas what might cause the problem?

You're welcome.
It is always a good idea to reload and bypass the cache after you have made changes and uploaded new files.
Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache.
* Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
* Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
* Press "Cmd + Shift + R" (MAC)

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Bold fonts in Safari

Hi, I have noticed that fonts in my web browser are bolder then they should be (comparing to my friend's computer with the same OS X but different monitor). I have launched System Preferences, but everything seems OK - anti-aliasting is ON and turn off smoothing is for fonts smaller than 8.
Do you have any ideas what might cause the problem?

HI,
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...
from the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.
See if that helps...
Carolyn

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I have just installed my new 23" Apple Cinema display and in some applications some fonts seem extra bold. The unread mail number is bold. The blue headlines at www.theregister.com at extra bold.
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I think it's likely that you haven't quite adjusted to the display yet. Depending on what you were previously using it can be quite a difference not only in contrast and brightness but the cinema displays are 100 dpi which is probably not much more than most desktops but it's a much larger scale than a notebook display.
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You're welcome.
It is always a good idea to reload and bypass the cache after you have made changes and uploaded new files.
Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache.
* Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
* Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
* Press "Cmd + Shift + R" (MAC)

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Since I removed Office 2011 and reset FontBook (booting into Safe Mode), many sites are displaying in bold fonts (google, facebook, cnn...).
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FYI I had the same problem (bold fonts in many web sites). All my fonts checked out OK in Fontbook and FontDoctor. I could not find my Snow Leopard install disks, so I resorted to systematically moving fonts out of my /Library/Fonts folder.
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Of late, my fonts have changed. And even after changing them to my desired fonts (through Safari Preferences), I could not view the pages in Changed fonts.
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