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Bug 850281
Opened 12 years ago
Updated 2 years ago
Font Rendering issue gfx parameters
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(Core :: Graphics: Text, defect)
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(Reporter: sys.sgx, Unassigned)
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User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.0; rv:22.0) Gecko/20130312 Firefox/22.0
Build ID: 20130312031046
Steps to reproduce:
Running Firefox 22a1, there are still issues with fonts, example how they look on google results.
Current (temp?) solution is:
1) about:config
2) gfx.params set from "-1" to "2".
I'm not sure why this happens, but it should be looked at.
Severity: normal → major
Component: Untriaged → Preferences
Priority: -- → P2
Provide screenshot please.
Severity: major → normal
Component: Preferences → Untriaged
Flags: needinfo?(sys.sgx)
Priority: P2 → --
Sure, I've just attached them. Notice the following:
Image1
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I've alligned with a white line the two different test cases, so as to make it easier to see the differences.
The up image is with gfx.params set to (default) "-1".
The image below it is the with gfx.params set to (GDI) "2". (I've found this value in a forum).
The "-1" image has the very big text looking very smooth, but the smaller text is not sharp.
The "2" image has the very big text looking very crisp where in fact is should be smooth, and the smaller text appears normally crispy.
Image2
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The left image is with "-1".
The right image is with "2".
Can you see the difference?
Seems like we need the smoothness of "-1" for very big text, and the sharpness of "2" for smaller text.
Let me know for any news.
I'd also like to add that it should be better documented with gfx values we can set to tune the different visual settings. Currently all the "layers." are set to default, and only the gfx.checkDX10 seems to be modified.
Thanks
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Comment 6•12 years ago
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(In reply to sys.sgx from comment #5)
> I'd also like to add that it should be better documented with gfx values we
> can set to tune the different visual settings. Currently all the "layers."
> are set to default, and only the gfx.checkDX10 seems to be modified.
FWIW, there's https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/anti-aliasing-tuner/ what provides a more Insight and Customization UI.
@Loic:
Could you give some more priority to this topic?...
Priority is not very followed, it's more for devs. Anyway, I think your bug is more a support request than a real bug.
You need to play with the local settings about ClearType in Firefox, check the FAQ on mozillazine, ordinary values are given for each important parameter.
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Comment 10•12 years ago
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I think the thing here is that for each choice you make about the values, there's a difference in display on very big fonts and small ones. For big text the smoothness is fine, but for small normal text is should be sharp. There should be a way to fine tune both these values.
Comment 11•10 years ago
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sys.sgx,
Still see this when using a newer version?
Flags: needinfo?(sys.sgx)
Updated•2 years ago
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Severity: normal → S3
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