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Problems with font rendering Windows 7 vs Windows 8

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Virginityrocks
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Problems with font rendering Windows 7 vs Windows 8

Post by Virginityrocks »

I noticed some problems with how well Rainmeter renders font (Maybe I'm crazy).

Here is an image comparing the same skin on 2 machines, 1 running 7, the other running 8. I noticed this problem immediately after upgrading to 8, but convinced myself that I was just crazy. So I decided to make this comparison screen and you can clearly see the difference. At normal zoom, text looks jagged and rough, unlike in 7, where the font looks exceptionally smooth

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Re: Problems with font rendering Windows 7 vs Windows 8

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We are aware of the issue and are working toward a solution. We may be switching to a different rendering engine to draw text, but we haven't made any firm decisions yet.

-Brian