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What's with the font? It seems to be flickering. Especially the headings. Is there a way to turn it off?

by qart 2y ago

dan353hehe 2y ago
I think it’s meant to replicate a CRT display? I has a real hard time with those headings buzzing slightly.
- emmanueloga_ 2y ago
  Uses @keyframes and text-shadow to try and mimic a CRT effect but makes the text unreadable (for me at least). The browser readability mode does work on the page though.
  - dkersten 2y ago
    Makes it unreadable for me too.
- johnisgood 2y ago
  I think so too, and works on my old LCD monitor. If I focus on it, I can see the subtle changes, but other than that, it does not make it any less readable for me.
- rbanffy 2y ago
  Speaking as someone who spent a lot of time in front of CRTs, this is NOT what an average CRT looks like. This would be reason to send it to maintenance back then - it looks like breaking contacts or problems with the analog board. A good CRT would show lines, but they'd be steady and not flicker (unless you self-inflict an interlaced display on a short phosphor screen). It might also show some color convergence issues, but that, again, is adjustable (or you'd send it to maintenance). This looks like the kind of TV you wouldn't plug a VIC-20 to.
funkydata 2y ago
If one of your browsers has this feature, just toggle reader view.
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leoff 2y ago
type this in your console `document.body.style.cssText = 'animation: none !important'`
desdenova 2y ago
If a person considers putting this type of effect on text reasonable, I really don't think they have anything of value to say in the text content anyways.
dtquad 2y ago
I think it looks cool. Of course there should be a reader/accessibility mode but otherwise we need more creativity on the web.
- MisterTea 2y ago
  Maybe you need creativity but I just need information and presentation isn't nearly as important as legibility.
penguin_booze 2y ago
On Firefox, Ctrl+Alt+R - also known as Reader View.
amw 2y ago
OP, if you're reading this, the animation pegs my CPU. Relying on your readers to engage reader mode is going to turn away a lot of people who might otherwise enjoy your content.
- SrslyJosh 2y ago
  Unfortunately, scrolling is choppy for me even with reader mode turned on. Great article, though.

What's with the font? It seems to be flickering. Especially the headings. Is there a way to turn it off?

by qart 2y ago

What's with the font? It seems to be flickering. Especially the headings. Is there a way to turn it off?

dan353hehe 2y ago

I think it’s meant to replicate a CRT display? I has a real hard time with those headings buzzing slightly.

emmanueloga_ 2y ago
Uses @keyframes and text-shadow to try and mimic a CRT effect but makes the text unreadable (for me at least). The browser readability mode does work on the page though.
- dkersten 2y ago
  Makes it unreadable for me too.
johnisgood 2y ago
I think so too, and works on my old LCD monitor. If I focus on it, I can see the subtle changes, but other than that, it does not make it any less readable for me.
rbanffy 2y ago
Speaking as someone who spent a lot of time in front of CRTs, this is NOT what an average CRT looks like. This would be reason to send it to maintenance back then - it looks like breaking contacts or problems with the analog board. A good CRT would show lines, but they'd be steady and not flicker (unless you self-inflict an interlaced display on a short phosphor screen). It might also show some color convergence issues, but that, again, is adjustable (or you'd send it to maintenance). This looks like the kind of TV you wouldn't plug a VIC-20 to.

funkydata 2y ago

If one of your browsers has this feature, just toggle reader view.

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leoff 2y ago

type this in your console `document.body.style.cssText = 'animation: none !important'`

desdenova 2y ago

If a person considers putting this type of effect on text reasonable, I really don't think they have anything of value to say in the text content anyways.

dtquad 2y ago

I think it looks cool. Of course there should be a reader/accessibility mode but otherwise we need more creativity on the web.

MisterTea 2y ago
Maybe you need creativity but I just need information and presentation isn't nearly as important as legibility.

penguin_booze 2y ago

On Firefox, Ctrl+Alt+R - also known as Reader View.

amw 2y ago

OP, if you're reading this, the animation pegs my CPU. Relying on your readers to engage reader mode is going to turn away a lot of people who might otherwise enjoy your content.

SrslyJosh 2y ago
Unfortunately, scrolling is choppy for me even with reader mode turned on. Great article, though.