Upgraded to new Opera version--text all in italics! (Again)

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I just got the prompt to restart Opera to get the latest version, and I dutifully did so. And now -- just like in a 2014 upgrade -- ALL text on virtually ALL sites is suddenly in italics!

Someone gave me a fix last time that was really a Chrome fix but worked on Opera. Does anyone remember what that was? (And I'm so sick of wasting my time trying to fix your updates! I may never update again, if I can avoid it.)

[alobpreis]

alobpreis last edited by admin

That's strange. Perhaps it's related to the DirectDraw issue?

https://forums.opera.com/topic/16429/fonts-changed-again-and-directwrite-can-t-be-disabled/4

[parzival97]

parzival97 last edited by

There is no DirectDraw in this Opera. I have the same problem after the update. I somehow managed to remove the italics when I reinstalled some fonts on my computer but I still have some sites in BOLD.

How to fix the BOLD problem?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Yes, I saw a video from when it happened in 2014, with instructions to change the DirectDraw thing. But it's not there this time, so I'm stuck with the italics. I may have to abandon Opera altogether and go back to Chrome (boo!). I can't work like this.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

So we're pretty much stuck with the italics unless we redownload an older version of Opera?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

There is no DirectDraw in this Opera.

I guess s/he meant directwrite.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

ALL text on virtually ALL sites is suddenly in italics!

And what are your fonts settings? Have you trie changing it?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

How to fix the BOLD problem?

Have you tried configuring Cleartype on Windows?