Font size increase in Google Reader

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Google Reader, select list all items so that the list shows all updated
items
2. When scrolling (arrow keys) through, everything is fine
3. When you select a link, the font size of that reader item (the reader
item in focus) increases.
4. The focused item font size increases for every link you open
5. Scrolling through items shows that each item is normal font size, but
when it gets focus in the browser the font size goes to the increased size.

Pictures of this can be found temporarily on my Picasa page:
http://picasaweb.google.com/davis.tobias/Debugging

What is the expected output?
Clicking on a link in a Google Reader item should not alter font sizes

What do you see instead?
The font size increases by some undetermined amount, pixel size? +1?

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Using Microsoft Windows XP SP3 fully upgraded, Firefox 3.0.11, Mouseless
Browsing 0.5.2.1, Firefox shows this in it's "About": Mozilla/5.0 (Windows;
U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.11) Gecko/2009060215 Firefox/3.0.11

Please provide any additional information below.

Client Configuration (automatically added by MLB)
OS: WINNT, Firefox 3.0.11, MLB 0.5.2.1
MLB Configuration:
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mouselessbrowsing.enableOtherIds: true
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mouselessbrowsing.idChars: 
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mouselessbrowsing.showTabIds: true
mouselessbrowsing.keys.toggleExlusiveUseOfNumpad: 304
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mouselessbrowsing.initOnDomContentLoaded: true
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padding:0px 2px 0px 2px;
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overflow:visible;float:none;
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mouselessbrowsing.showMlbMenu: true
mouselessbrowsing.debug.perf: false
mouselessbrowsing.enableFormElementIds: true
mouselessbrowsing.enableFrameIds: true
mouselessbrowsing.keys.historyForward: 1696
mouselessbrowsing.keys.openInNewTabPostfixKey: 1712
mouselessbrowsing.disableAllIds: false

Client Configuration (automatically added by MLB)
OS: WINNT, Firefox 3.0.11, MLB 0.5.2.1
MLB Configuration:
mouselessbrowsing.toggleExlNumpadWithDoubleStrokeNumKey: true
mouselessbrowsing.enableOtherIds: true
mouselessbrowsing.keys.blurActiveElement: 0
mouselessbrowsing.keys.scrollUp: 1744
mouselessbrowsing.disableMLB: false
mouselessbrowsing.executeAutomaticNew: true
mouselessbrowsing.enableImgLinkIds: true
mouselessbrowsing.idChars: 
mouselessbrowsing.debug: false
mouselessbrowsing.keys.toggleAllIds: 1762
mouselessbrowsing.keys.openInCoolirisPreviewsPostfixKey: 1696
mouselessbrowsing.idType: NUMERIC
mouselessbrowsing.keys.openInNewWindowPostfixKey: 1776
mouselessbrowsing.filterDuplicateLinks: true
mouselessbrowsing.showTabIds: true
mouselessbrowsing.keys.toggleExlusiveUseOfNumpad: 304
mouselessbrowsing.disableAutomaticPageUpdateOnChange: false
mouselessbrowsing.autoExecuteDelay: 500
mouselessbrowsing.keys.selectLink: 260
mouselessbrowsing.showIdsOnDemand: false
mouselessbrowsing.version: 0.5.2.1
mouselessbrowsing.executeAutomatic: false
mouselessbrowsing.exclusiveNumpad: true
mouselessbrowsing.keys.toggleMLB: 1760
mouselessbrowsing.pixelsToScroll: 150
mouselessbrowsing.showMlbIconInStatusbar: true
mouselessbrowsing.maxIdNumber: 1000
mouselessbrowsing.keys.blockKeyboardInputForMlb: 0
mouselessbrowsing.siteRules: <listbox
xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"
id="siteRulesLB" prefid="mouselessbrowsing.siteRules" flex="1"
disabled="false"><listhead><listheader label="URL Pattern"/><listheader
align="center" style="display: none;"/><listheader style="display:
none;"/><listheader style="display: none;"/></listhead><listcols><listcol
flex="1"/><listcol style="display: none;"/><listcol style="display:
none;"/><listcol style="display: none;"/></listcols><listitem label=""
value=""><listcell label="http://www.facebook.com/*"
value="http://www.facebook.com/*"/><listcell label="Hide Ids" value="NONE"
style="display: none;"/><listcell label="true" value="true" style="display:
none;"/><listcell label="true" value="true" style="display:
none;"/></listitem></listbox>
mouselessbrowsing.keys.clearKeybuffer: 432
mouselessbrowsing.showKeybufferInStatusbar: true
mouselessbrowsing.keys.addSiteRule: 1319
mouselessbrowsing.keys.scrollDown: 1712
mouselessbrowsing.keys.openConfig: 1239
mouselessbrowsing.executeInstantlyWhenIdUnique: false
mouselessbrowsing.keys.historyBack: 1776
mouselessbrowsing.smartPositioning: true
mouselessbrowsing.keys.toggleEnableDisableMLB: 1761
mouselessbrowsing.modifierForOpenInNewTab: 1
mouselessbrowsing.modifierForOpenInNewWindow: 3
mouselessbrowsing.initOnDomContentLoaded: true
mouselessbrowsing.modifierForOpenInCoolirisPreviews: -1
mouselessbrowsing.styleForFrameIdSpan: position:fixed; top:0; left:0;
font-size:xx-small;line-height:130%;;
border-color:black; border-width:1px; border-style:solid;
-moz-border-radius:2px;
padding:0px 2px 0px 2px;
z-index:500;
background-color:#D6E3FE;
mouselessbrowsing.modifierForWritableElement: 2
mouselessbrowsing.styleForIdSpan: font-family:arial, sans-serif;
font-size:xx-small; line-height:130%;
border-width:1px; border-style:solid;-moz-border-radius:2px;
padding:0px 2px 0px 2px;
vertical-align:center;
margin-left:2px; 
max-width:20px; max-height:10px;
overflow:visible;float:none;
mouselessbrowsing.enableLinkIds: true
mouselessbrowsing.keys.updatePage: 1713
mouselessbrowsing.showMlbMenu: true
mouselessbrowsing.debug.perf: false
mouselessbrowsing.enableFormElementIds: true
mouselessbrowsing.enableFrameIds: true
mouselessbrowsing.keys.historyForward: 1696
mouselessbrowsing.keys.openInNewTabPostfixKey: 1712
mouselessbrowsing.disableAllIds: false

Original issue reported on code.google.com by davis.to...@gmail.com on 2 Jul 2009 at 10:37

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Thanks for your feedback!
I run the same configuration but could not reproduce the problem.
Have you already tried to deactivate MLB temporarily (via Alt+Decimal-Key). 
Does the
problem then still exists?

Original comment by Rudolf....@gmail.com on 3 Jul 2009 at 2:11

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Well, I can't select the link using the keyboard without Mouseless Browsing. So 
when
I deactivate MB, the only way to open the link is by clicking on it with the 
mouse,
which doesn't increase the font size with or without MB enabled.

I tried expanding the font using the above procedure and then disabling MB to 
see if
the font size would return, but it does not, it stays large.

I will be back tonight and see if any of my other add-ons are interfering, 
since I
run 10 or so of them it is possible.

Original comment by davis.to...@gmail.com on 3 Jul 2009 at 4:00

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Thanks for your help! I wait on your next results.

Original comment by Rudolf....@gmail.com on 3 Jul 2009 at 7:57

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Okay, instead of disabling my extensions, I just used "firefox -P" to make a new
profile without any extensions. From there I installed only the MB extension, 
logged
in to Google Reader, and the results are the same: Font size increase on item 
select.
I actually made a YouTube video of it, so you can see what I am doing in 
detail. It's
just over 4 minutes long: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKdB62fLV2s

While I was making the video, I noticed that Google has some sort of script 
which
changes the font color of the reader item when it gains focus. I don't really 
know
Java script very well, so I can't look much deeper.

Original comment by davis.to...@gmail.com on 4 Jul 2009 at 10:40

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Hi Davis,
thank you so much for your video!!!
But, I still can't reproduce the error :-(
I tried to reproduce it with exactly the same configuration (new profile, 
3.0.11)
etc. but no resizing on my side.
The last idea I have that we have different Google settings. Which Google theme 
do
you use. It likes that you also use the standard one, do you?

Original comment by Rudolf....@gmail.com on 5 Jul 2009 at 7:06

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Yeah, I am using the standard Google theme. I real quick installed Firefox 3.5 
from
PortableApps.com just to see if it would disappear with an updated version, but 
it
was still there:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/portableapps/FirefoxPortable_3.5_English.paf.ex
e

Here are all the Google Reader settings I could think of:
Showing the "Expanded" list
View settings "Sort by Oldest" and "Set as start page"
"Scroll tracking" is selected in the preferences

I couldn't find any other settings, so that's it I guess.

Original comment by davis.to...@gmail.com on 6 Jul 2009 at 6:49