Did you try it with an older swf version? On 10/3/13 11:08 PM, "Miguel Ferreira" <miguel.cd.ferre...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Thank you all, >I am trying with another font type to see if i can have a better >results.Because of the "better" rendering was one of my key issues to >update to the last version to try to keep up with the Apache evolution, >but after the project manager saw the result was really hard to convince >him that we are on the right path following the steps and evolution of >Apache releases. >I tried OpenSans and i have a better result but on the edges if we go to >detail we can see that is not perfect is still a little bit foggy! >Another font suggestion is always welcome? >@tom >"- it took some experimenting with the various hinting options for >> >the font, as well as embedding a few different fonts before we found a >> >combination that worked well." >can you tell what combinations you did that worked out? >Thanks,Miguel > >> From: aha...@adobe.com >> To: users@flex.apache.org >> Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 09:19:11 -0700 >> Subject: Re: blurry fonts >> >> I can't find the email thread, but the answer I got was that there is no >> equivalent of gridFitType because the new font rendering algorithm is >> "better". IIRC, it is "better" because it employs some anti-aliasing >> algorithm on all edges, not just one ones that are unlucky enough to not >> fall on pixel boundaries, and doesn't mess with inter-character spacing. >> >> That said, several folks are unhappy with this algorithm. One >>experiment >> for you to try now that we have more version flexibility in Apache Flex >>is >> to set your player/air versions back to whatever it was in 4.1 or even >> 4.0. That might cause the player to select an older rendering >>algorithm. >> >> HTH, >> -Alex >> >> On 10/3/13 7:24 AM, "modjkl...@comcast.net" <modjkl...@comcast.net> >>wrote: >> >> >I've always had problems with embedded fonts in 4.5.1 SDK. I've tried >>so >> >much to overcome it. Seems no matter which version of Arial or >>Helvetica >> >I embed, the spark text always looks shorter and fat (e.g. blurry), and >> >the mx text looks tall and skinny. The hinting options, while having an >> >effect, don't seem to correct this. If anyone has settings that make an >> >embedded font (Arial or Helvetica) look normal, I'd really like to try >> >them. >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Tom Chiverton" <t...@extravision.com> >> >To: users@flex.apache.org >> >Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2013 6:59:30 AM >> >Subject: Re: blurry fonts >> > >> >On 03/10/2013 14:54, Miguel Ferreira wrote: >> >> I am finalizing a updated to my costumer from flex 4.1.0 to flex >>4.10.0 >> >>and the fonts really look horrible. >> >We had the same issue when migrating up from Adobe Flex 4.1 to Apache >> >4.x - it took some experimenting with the various hinting options for >> >the font, as well as embedding a few different fonts before we found a >> >combination that worked well. >> >I'd start by stripping out any relevant styles, then add in a specific >> >embeded font, then have a look at the various hinting options >>available. >> > >> >Tom >> >
