guarana0324 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Just wondering... it does on my copy of Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[bear] Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 well considering I've used macs all my life I've found the text rendering great. (That or ive gotten used to it) lol.. The windows version I didn't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltecXP Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Safari for windows doesnt use Cleartype it uses Apples vrsion of font smoothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted June 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted June 16, 2007 I prefer Mac OS's font smoothing to ClearType personally though it does look out of place in Windows since the system has two different font smoothings now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guarana0324 Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 Does it look the same on Macs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted June 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted June 16, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo11883 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 It looks like crap to me... The fonts sometimes are way too blurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guarana0324 Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 It looks better on the Mac to me. I wonder if it's Apple making crappy Windows software again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tao muon Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) If Apple is so worried about rendering the font the way the font was supposed to be rendered, perhaps they should find a way to embed the font into the page so that rendered fonts appear the way they are supposed to. Windows allows graphics on the display canvas... maybe Apple should draw the canvas the way it should be? Nah, that would be too easy- drawing things the way you want them to look. Way to go Apple! That page looks horrible to me. Wide band on the left of the browser window, capped off- top and bottom, by grey bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharos Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Wow that's what I'd call a minimalist dock. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted June 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted June 16, 2007 If Apple is so worried about rendering the font the way the font was supposed to be rendered, perhaps they should find a way to embed the font into the page so that rendered fonts appear the way they are supposed to.Windows allows graphics on the display canvas... maybe Apple should draw the canvas the way it should be? Nah, that would be too easy- drawing things the way you want them to look. Way to go Apple! That page looks horrible to me. Wide band on the left of the browser window, capped off- top and bottom, by grey bars. Say what? The Neowin page? Wow that's what I'd call a minimalist dock. lol Quicksilver is my friend ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Yes, I hate that ClearType junk, it may look better if your using an LCD, but me sitting on a cool CRT, I can't stand it. I had to switch back to Firefox. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetik Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Personally, the only reason I uninstalled Safari for Windows after a couple of minutes is because the font rendering looked like what it does. It all comes down to personal preference I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xero Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I'd say it looks better on mac than windows but at least they are making an effort I guess.... I think it looks better personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrobs Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) Safari 3 on Mac left / Safari 3 on Windows right They do look the same. Is Safari 2 on Mac any different in anti-aliasing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted June 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted June 16, 2007 They do look the same. Is Safari 2 on Mac any different in anti-aliasing? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) Wow, I was thinking the font smoothing had to be different on Safari in Windows because everyone was complaining about it. But since it's the same I think everyone of you Vista users who think Vista's font smoothing is better are insane! Windows font smoothing looks blurry compared to OS X's (Safari's) to me at least. It always has. Anyone have an example of Safari (Win) and IE to compare? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doli Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I like it, but im on a 17 inch CRT monitor at 1024 x 768. Tested it 1280 x 960 and still looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrobs Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) Windows' IE 7 / Safari 3 (view large) Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted June 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted June 16, 2007 Windows' IE 7 / Safari 3 (view large) Hmm bold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted June 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted June 16, 2007 http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/06/12.html It's a matter of subjective taste--this article seems heavily biased but he tells the truth that the font rendering isn't worse, it's just different from what Windows users are used to. Oh and by the way, what settings are you [windows] guys using for font smoothing in Safari? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) Thanks for providing the comparison mattrobs. Interesting, I had no idea OS X's looked bolder compared to Vista's. I still think it's easier to read ... not as thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tao muon Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) ...Say what? The Neowin page? ... The browser window. If I had ANY window open and any one of the borders was so dark it blended in to the desktop... Am I the only one that saw the blackish border on the left of the browser window? I'd think AMATUER. Nice solid borders on the top, right and bottom of the window... but on the left? Next.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrobs Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Oh and by the way, what settings are you [windows] guys using for font smoothing in Safari? Oh, there are settings for Font Smoothing. What do you know. Well the screenshots were set at the default, Medium, but I've just switch to Light. IE 7 / Safari at Light / Safari at Medium Light's much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tao muon Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Oh, there are settings for Font Smoothing. What do you know. Well the screenshots were set at the default, Medium, but I've just switch to Light. IE 7 / Safari at Light / Safari at Medium Light's much better. I prefer the one on the left. It may be a bit lighter in font strength, but looks better- less distorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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