[Bug 19369] Text rendering issues on Windows

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

Lea Verou <lea@w3.org> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Lea Verou <lea@w3.org> ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> (In reply to comment #1)
> > Looks like Bitter and Guidea have bad hinting, which is common in free web
> > fonts. Not sure there’s much we can do here, except completely changing the
> > design :(
> > 
> > Hopefully these issues will be somewhat mitigated if we increase the font
> > size, as suggested by #19423
> 
> With all due respect (sincerely), do you consider changing the font size by
> 1 pixel (especially in the main nav and headings) to be "completely changing
> the design"? I gave you very specific suggestions that would completely
> remedy the issue. I can provide before and after shots with testing done in
> Firebug, as well, if that would be helpful.
> 
> (I now realize that I could have been more clear in my initial bug: I did
> test these changes with Firebug, and they do indeed correct the issue.)
> 
> Yes, increasing the body copy size to 15px would fix the issue. If you go
> bigger than that, I would simply encourage you to check both the normal and
> bold variants at whatever size you choose in Windows. it's often the case
> that 1px up or down will solve the issue.

Apologies, I didn’t realize you had actually tested this and that it fixes the
issue. Indeed, that doesn't sound like it would be a problem. :)

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