Re:Show HN: Want to learn design? Try Design Lab.
by davidjohnstone on Saturday May 12, 2012 @01:39AM
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Windows has a couple of different font rendering systems. Chrome uses GDI, IE9 uses DirectWrite, and Firefox can use either. DirectWrite is a lot smoother, and that's most of the reason why I prefer Firefox in Windows.
The fonts on this site look worst in Win/FF. They're not great in Win/Chrome, but at least they look well matched. It looks good in OSX/Chrome. Probably because that's what it was developed in.
Protip: different browsers render fonts differently. Test your site before you release it into the wild.
The fonts on this site look worst in Win/FF. They're not great in Win/Chrome, but at least they look well matched. It looks good in OSX/Chrome. Probably because that's what it was developed in.
Protip: different browsers render fonts differently. Test your site before you release it into the wild.