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Description of problem:
RHEL offers some accessiblity features, such as making fonts larger / changing the dpi value (i.e. by choosing large fonts in the gnome accessiblity center).
Normally, all elements in applications are made bigger then. 
Sadly, this does not apply for the websites that Firefox displays - they remain small and are not made accessible (the behavior of Internet Explorer and Firefox (with a setting in about:config) on Windows is correct.

It would be definitly nice if this was fixed with RHEL7

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set GNOME accessiblity setting to "large fonts"
2. Restart Firefox
3.

Actual results:
Firefox UI elements are made bigger, fonts are not

Expected results:
All elements (including websites) made bigger

Additional info:
Please have a look at the upstream bug (and also the Windows upstream bug, which has already been fixed)

Created attachment 762066 [details]
expected result (old screenshot with IE, notice how all elements (text,images) are made bigger in size)

Created attachment 762067 [details]
actual result with firefox on linux (UI elements bigger, website content stays small)

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Can you retest with Firefox 38? Should be fixed there.

Please reopen if you see this.

The needinfo request[s] on this closed bug have been removed as they have been unresolved for 1000 days