[Bug 19369] New: Text rendering issues on Windows

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19369

           Summary: Text rendering issues on Windows
           Product: webplatform.org
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: skin
        AssignedTo: schepers@w3.org
        ReportedBy: scott@scottcranfill.com
         QAContact: public-webplatform-bugs@w3.org


Created attachment 1211
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Combination shot of text rendering issues described in this bug.

There are a myriad of issues with type rendering on the site, both with Gudea
(the sans-serif) and Bitter (the serif). I'm observing these in both Chrome 24
and Firefox 15 on Windows 7. (IE has its own major problem: not loading the
webfonts at all. That deserves its own bug.)

* Bitter frequently has inconsistent letter heights. For a very obvious
example, see "SVG" in the <h2>s on the attached shot. The 'V' is noticeably
taller. Also see the word "CHAT" in the main nav bar on any page (also in
attachment). Can be remedied in most cases by adjusting the font-size value up
or down by one pixel. ('h2' from 20 to 21px and '#sitenav a' from 16 to 17px)

* The bold variant of Gudea at the typical body copy size of 14px looks
dreadful. (See attachment.) Most notably, the counters of 'a's and 'e's get
filled in. This one is a little trickier to deal with, as increasing or
decreasing the size of all body copy has a major impact site-wide, moreso than
tweaking display sizes by one pixel. I think the best solution might simply be
to pick a new sans-serif webfont that is better hinted for setting at body
sizes.

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Received on Monday, 8 October 2012 21:12:40 UTC