Huge firefox UI fonts [SOLVED]

I've gone through quite alot of the posts on here about firefox alias / antialias fonts etc, but not many that deal with the actual fonts along the toolbar etc.
I was trying to find how to change them but nothing seemed to work. However, after a reboot the next day i was suddenly greeted with this:
I'm sure you'll agree its a totally mammoth font size.
Any ideas how to change this - i have no idea what i've done.
I tried creating a .gtk-2.0 file after this happened - no difference. I also change my /etc/fonts/local.conf - also no difference.
Any ideas?
Cheers!
EDIT: Solved - monitor sizes in xorg.conf were the wrong way around - should be
DisplaySize <Width> <Height>

Well changing display resolution from system to 96dpi gives me exactly what i'm wanting.
Just wondering where the 'system' setting is.
phrakture:
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
EndSection
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">

<fontconfig>
<match target="font">
<edit name="antialias" mode="assign"><bool>true</bool></edit>
<edit name="hinting" mode="assign"><bool>false</bool></edit>
</match>

<match target="pattern">
<edit name="dpi" mode="assign"><double>101</double></edit>
</match>

<alias>
<family>serif</family>
<prefer>
<family>Bitstream Vera Serif</family>
</prefer>
</alias>
<alias>
<family>sans-serif</family>
<prefer>
<family>Bitstream Vera Sans</family>
</prefer>
</alias>
<alias>
<family>monospace</family>
<prefer>
<family>Bitstream Vera Sans Mono</family>
</prefer>
</alias>
</fontconfig>
Cheers for all your help guys

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