Font Rendering
A same part of website looks different in Mac and Windows. These are viewed on the same computer, same browser (Opera), same version.
I’ve just read a good article which explains font rendering in two different OS. This information might be useful to you if you:
- Care about font/type, or
- Uses Safari on Windows, or
- Questioning about font on Windows which looks crisp/sharp/jaggy-edged even with ClearType turned on, or
- Asking “Why websites/articles generally look prettier when they are viewed in Mac OS compared to Windows?”
I have uploaded an image for you to compare a page viewed in Opera Windows and Opera Mac on a same machine, side-by-side, via Parallels virtualisation technology.
Browsing experience is highly subjective; The choice of favourite browser–and rendering method–depends on you.
There’s a short post about Lucida Grande in this blog a few weeks ago. Here’s a screenshot of this blog viewed in Windows computer before and after installing Lucida Grande font. Check it out.
Click the image above to open the full image in a new window.
Notice how different the site is with untypical font? With good collection of fonts in your computer, you’ll see more vibrancy and better web surfing experience.
Don’t be an ATV boy! (Arial-Tahoma-Verdana, three typical web fonts)
Quick, grab Lucida Grande font in my older post! Use the search box on top-right of this page, type and wait this keyword: Lucida Grande.
Enjoy~
