[oddjob42]

Just have a little problem with Safari 3.0 on Windows.

This doesn't happen on every site, but a forum I frequent on proboards is having text problems which aren't apparent on IE. The text seems to be bold and slightly blurred/out of focus.

Here's the images, the difference is quite apparent:


Safari




Internet Explorer




Anything I can do to fix this?

[adamfishercox]

It's not a "Problem" it's just a difference between the browsers and the fonts and styling they use.

[oddjob42]

Is there anyway to get the writing crisper on Safari, or change the settings to make it more like IE?

[adamfishercox]

No, because it's really a Mac OS X thing, the font engine and rendering is different from Windows.

[oddjob42]

So, it should look better if it's displayed on a mac?

[Chuckit]

Safari on both platforms uses the Mac text rendering engine. It might look a little better on a Mac because the Mac would probably be calibrated for it, but overall, it will look very similar.

[oddjob42]

It's just really strange as it's quite blurry and makes you strain to try and read it. I thought perhaphs there was an option I could change, but evidently not...

[Chuckit]

Originally Posted by oddjob42 

It's just really strange as it's quite blurry and makes you strain to try and read it.

I find it more odd that Windows' rendering makes the C look like half a square. The Safari text does look strangely blurry, but not that hard to read for me. But I guess I have good eyesight or something.