What's wrong with my font display?

#1

Post by skant » Sat, Oct 16, 2010, 6:39 AM UTC

What's wrong with my font display?
i.imgur.com

Re: What's wrong with my font display?

#2

Post by punnned » Sat, Oct 16, 2010, 6:47 AM UTC

Do a search on how to turn on Cleartype for whatever you're using.

Re: What's wrong with my font display?

#3

Post by GICodeWarrior » Sat, Oct 16, 2010, 6:52 AM UTC

Do you have the same problem on http://www.ossfyd.com/

It only happens on Windows and I thought it worked on Windows 7 but I was either mistaken or there is an obscure option that needs to be toggled (something other than cleartype; this is a more serious aliasing problem).

Re: What's wrong with my font display?

#4

Post by skant » Sat, Oct 16, 2010, 6:57 AM UTC

I am using Windows XP and I have Cleartype on: http://i.imgur.com/1pacl.png

I see the same issue with other sites like: http://i.imgur.com/sbzmy.png

Re: What's wrong with my font display?

#5

Post by skant » Sat, Oct 16, 2010, 6:59 AM UTC

GICodeWarrior wrote: post #3

Do you have the same problem on http://www.ossfyd.com/ It only happens on Windows and I thought it worked on Windows 7 but I was either mistaken or there is an obscure option that needs to be toggled (something other than cleartype; this is a more serious aliasing problem).

Yeah something wrong here as well ::: http://i.imgur.com/T3YiT.png

Re: What's wrong with my font display?

#6

Post by skant » Sat, Oct 16, 2010, 7:00 AM UTC

skant wrote: post #4

I am using Windows XP and I have Cleartype on: http://i.imgur.com/1pacl.png I see the same issue with other sites like: http://i.imgur.com/sbzmy.png

The other site btw is androlib.com

Re: What's wrong with my font display?

#7

Post by jlwjr » Sat, Oct 16, 2010, 6:35 PM UTC

It looks terrible because it's using the web font for Alte Haas Grotesk.

Re: What's wrong with my font display?

#8

Post by GICodeWarrior » Sun, Oct 17, 2010, 1:17 AM UTC

skant wrote: post #5

GICodeWarrior wrote: post #3

Do you have the same problem on http://www.ossfyd.com/ It only happens on Windows and I thought it worked on Windows 7 but I was either mistaken or there is an obscure option that needs to be toggled (something other than cleartype; this is a more serious aliasing problem).

Yeah something wrong here as well ::: http://i.imgur.com/T3YiT.png

It works great in Linux and OSX. I think windows probably hates the font.

The other sites you see trouble on were probably designed on Linux or OSX as well.

Re: What's wrong with my font display?

#9

Post by GICodeWarrior » Sun, Oct 17, 2010, 1:18 AM UTC

jlwjr wrote: post #7

It looks terrible because it's using the web font for Alte Haas Grotesk.

Is there a known problem with this font?

Re: What's wrong with my font display?

#10

Post by jlwjr » Sun, Oct 17, 2010, 3:33 AM UTC

GICodeWarrior wrote: post #9

jlwjr wrote: post #7

It looks terrible because it's using the web font for Alte Haas Grotesk.

Is there a known problem with this font?

I don't know, but i've rarely seen webfonts that work out well on Windows. I haven't tried on any other OS.