[GH-ISSUE #5877] [Bug]: clicking on the 'privacy mode' button only changes font #44183

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opened 2026-04-26 05:10:04 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @tcrasset on GitHub (Oct 7, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/5877

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What happened?

When I click on the 'privacy mode' button, it changes the font only to a different (still very legible) instead of just being squigly lines.

Opening up the inspector, it seems to switch between the Noto Serif Regular and Noto Sans Regular.

This was working well before.

I am a developer too, and I have found issues like that in other apps, when it defaults to another font when the requested font cannot be found.

How can we reproduce the issue?

I think it's due to my Firefox Privacy Settings because

  • I tried turning off my ad blocker (uBlock Origin), doesn't change anything
  • I tried running Firefox without any addons, doesn't change anything
  • I tried running in on a blank Firefox profile, it works as intended
  • I tried on Chrome, it works as intended
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Firefox version: 143.0.3 (64-bit) installed via snap canonical-002 - 1.0

Where are you hosting Actual?

Pikapods

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Firefox

Operating System

Linux

Originally created by @tcrasset on GitHub (Oct 7, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/5877 ### Verified issue does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue ### What happened? When I click on the 'privacy mode' button, it changes the font only to a different (still very legible) instead of just being squigly lines. Opening up the inspector, it seems to switch between the `Noto Serif Regular` and `Noto Sans Regular`. This was working well before. I am a developer too, and I have found issues like that in other apps, when it defaults to another font when the requested font cannot be found. ### How can we reproduce the issue? I think it's due to my Firefox Privacy Settings because - I tried turning off my ad blocker (uBlock Origin), doesn't change anything - I tried running Firefox without any addons, doesn't change anything - I tried running in on a blank Firefox profile, it works as intended - I tried on Chrome, it works as intended <img width="986" height="171" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8f7b0a46-0b1c-4605-903b-07a6485348e9" /> Firefox version: 143.0.3 (64-bit) installed via `snap` canonical-002 - 1.0 ### Where are you hosting Actual? Pikapods ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? Firefox ### Operating System Linux
GiteaMirror added the needs infouser interfacebug labels 2026-04-26 05:10:06 -05:00
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@matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2025):

Interesting, I can't replicate this myself. The font should be provided by the site, not loaded from the device.

Are you able to provide some settings I could use to replicate this on Firefox? As you've pointed out, it seems config specific.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3382421565 --> @matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2025): Interesting, I can't replicate this myself. The font should be provided by the site, not loaded from the device. Are you able to provide some settings I could use to replicate this on Firefox? As you've pointed out, it seems config specific.
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

This issue has been automatically closed because there have been no comments for 7 days after the "needs info" label was added. If you still need help, please feel free to reopen the issue with the requested information.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3408899922 --> @github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025): This issue has been automatically closed because there have been no comments for 7 days after the "needs info" label was added. If you still need help, please feel free to reopen the issue with the requested information.
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Reference: github-starred/actual#44183