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> Firefox' font rendering in that screenshot looks like native Windows font rendering to me. How?! This is how example.com renders: https://i.imgur.com/MFo7AC
by dataflow 3y ago
> Firefox' font rendering in that screenshot looks like native Windows font rendering to me.
How?!
This is how example.com renders: https://i.imgur.com/MFo7ACg.png https://i.imgur.com/MFo7ACg.png
Pay attention to how the word "illustrative" renders: https://i.imgur.com/lFJIEZG.png https://i.imgur.com/lFJIEZG.png
See e.g. the boldness on e.g. the first "l"? Firefox's clearly has two very dark vertical strokes in adjacent pixels -- one black, one dark blue right next to it. Its rendering is substantially bolder than Windows's. I can understand if you personally prefer that, but how can you claim they look the same?!
- wildrhythms 3y agoI see exactly what you're talking about (quite noticable on the 'a' characters) and I wish somebody could explain why Firefox is rendering like that, and if it's a Windows platform specific issue.
- dataflow 3y agoThanks. I've found it futile to argue with people about font rendering over the years. It's always like people are just in denial of reality. Which I feel is emblematic of how Firefox (and Linux, and lots of other libre software) lose desktop market share, IMO - by denying the reality everyone else sees.