Why can I only getFacebook in miniscule print and not in full size any more?

Question

One day I went to use Facebook and found it was in minuscule unreadable print - and I can find no way of enlarging it.
ALSO my Hotmail address and password were the entry to Facebook, but I no longer have this address as I deleted it because it started to bring in porn.
All my photos are lodged on Facebook. Is there any way I can get into my page again AND have it in normal size? Thank you. PJR

Answer 1

Have you tried the 'NoSquint' extension? It will allow you to resize just the text, or resize everything.
Also, check your 'DPI' setting in 'about:config'
(search for the value:''' layout.css.dpi''' ).
Note, if you can't find the value, that means it is using the 'default' value (I don't know what that is!). I find it best to set it, since it doesn't seem to reliably use the OS's value.
Check your windows setting (what version of windws are you using, or are you using windows?) This is usually more of a problem on higher resolution screens, but the default of '96DPI', really only works well on screens that are really '96DPI'.
If you don't know your monitor's "DPI", find it's 'resolution' on the Display Properties page (control panel -> Display).
On Win7, it should be right there.
On WinXP, it's under 'Settings -> Advanced'.
To figure out what your monitor's DPI (Dots Per Inch):
1) look at your monitors resolution on the 'Display' page from the control panel. You should see a value like:
1024 x 768
1600 x 1200
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1200
2560 x 1600
... etc.
(those are just a few examples of values. Yours may be different).
The first number is your horizontal & 2nd = vertical.
2) Get a tape measure or ruler and measure the width of your screen's *display* area (not the outside edge, but from the displayed image's edges).
You can also measure the height if that is easier.
Now take the corresponding number you found in #1.
Example, say your screen is 1600x1200.
If you measured the width use the 1st number (1600) and if you measured the height, use the 2nd number (1200).
Now divide the corresponding number from #1 (lets say you measured the width), so '1600' and divide it by the actual width that you measured.
So if you measured 16 inches across, you'd get:
1600/16 -> 100 dots/inch, or if you measured 16 and ~2/3 inches, you'd get:
1600/16.7 -> (approx) 96 DPI.
Once you know that you can set the value in windows (if it isn't already set right), but most importantly -- set the value in Firefox on the about:config page in the value:
(you may need to create it).
layout.css.dpi
If you need to create the value (if it isn't already there),
right click in the area where all the values are -- and select 'New', then select 'Integer'.
For the name, type in:
layout.css.dpi
& hit enter.
For the value, enter the DPI you want.
NOTE: if you have the DPI set correctly and everything still seems too small, you can 'lie' to this setting and it will magnify everything.
If you set it to a *higher* value than what you really have, it will magnify things.
So let's say your real value is 100 DPI.
If you set the layout.css.dpi value to 125, you will make all the text 25% bigger.
If your real value is 96DPI, then a value of 120 will make things 25% bigger (120/96 = 1.25).
Hope this helps...