On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Dave Koelmeyer <davekoelme...@me.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I posted this over on OpenSolaris.org, but FWIW: > > This has always bugged me for as long as I can remember, and I wonder if > anyone knows why. > > Firefox 3.6.8 in Ubuntu: > > http://www.davekoelmeyer.co.nz/docs/Ubuntu1004Firefox368.png > > All headings and text are antialised, and page appears fine. > > Now, compare with the same page in Firefox 3.6.12 on > OpenSolaris/OpenIndiana: > > http://www.davekoelmeyer.co.nz/docs/oi_147Firefox3612.png > > Most text elements by comparison are pretty jagged, but the headings are > particularly ugly. > > Interestingly, this is the same page, but zoomed in two increments: > > http://www.davekoelmeyer.co.nz/docs/oi_147Firefox3612-zoomed.png > > Note that main heading ("DATAZUUL") is now displaying with nicely > antialiased edges. >
Ubuntu probably does not have the old Helvetica fonts (which are not antialiased) - compare 'fc-match Helvetica' (or "Helvetica-12", etc). -Albert _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
