Fuzzy Font Display

It could just be me, but in looking at two different machines, since updating to beta 4, the font display in resource panels seems fuzzy. It's as if the anti-aliasing has gone wrong. Almost like there is a shadow of a font underneath. Anyone else noticed this?

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Dewayne Davis

It could just be me

It isn't just you. Good think I have the iPad to read from for a few days. Yikes!

Stephen Ashton

It could just be me

No. It's me too. Hopefully this is a big enough issue for a quick bug-fix release. I'll be a pain living with this for a fortnight (hint, hint!!)

Tom Philpot (Faithlife)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209408#Comment_209408

We made some changes to resource display to improve the speed of redrawing and the effect your seeing may be related to that.

What machine do you get the fuzzy text on? Are you using an external monitor? Is it only at a certain font size? If you increase the font size does it get better?

Tom Philpot (Faithlife)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209414#Comment_209414

We made some changes to resource display to improve the speed of redrawing and the effect your seeing may be related to that.

What machine do you get the fuzzy text on? Are you using an external monitor? Is it only at a certain font size? If you increase the font size does it get better?

Also, could you post a screenshot?

Levi Durfey

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209416#Comment_209416

I have the same problem -- tried three fonts: default, georgia, and times new roman -- all were fuzzy. Tried different font sizes as well. It's off just enough to be hard on the eyes.

Here's a screen shot:

Levi Durfey

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209421#Comment_209421

Should add that it does this on both my external monitor and my imac 21.5 inch.

Dewayne Davis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209416#Comment_209416

Also, could you post a screenshot?

Using default font.

John Fidel

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209424#Comment_209424

I have to concur with this finding... just thought I was old and tired.. oh wait, I am also old and tired.

George W Raduano

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209426#Comment_209426

Ditto, on both my Apple 23" Cinema and MBP 15" display.

Wes Saad

Having the same issue here, fuzzy font. This is on my Macbook Pro 17" with no external display. Thought it was just me at first then hopped on the forums to post about it and found this thread.

Wes Saad

Here's a full window screenshot. And perhaps this part's just me, but the font seems smaller than usually. It's probably just the blur making me think that, but the bottom right resource uses my normal font size and as it is here that's too small for me. Top right is set two notches above my usual, enlarged to this point just to show the blur at a different scale.

I have to concur with others - hope to see this resolved soon. I can live with this for a little while, but it would get old fast.

Nelson Yuen

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209498#Comment_209498

me too... ;--( hope fix comes up soon.

Steve Treichler

It is not just you! First thing I noticed when I opened the new version today was the fuzziness. really distracting. Hope fix is coming soon!

David Buckham

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209694#Comment_209694

Yeah, I just loaded Logos and noticed it too. Was getting ready to post. Glad to see it is not just me. Kind of hurts the eyes when it's not what you were expecting or used to. I'm sure we'll have a fix very soon.

Here is a screen shot

Stephen Ashton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209416#Comment_209416

Also, could you post a screenshot?

I'm using the built in screen on a 13" Macbook. Here's a screenshot:

And zoomed in:

Tom Philpot (Faithlife)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209780#Comment_209780

We've got a fix for this in the works.

Tom Philpot

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209788#Comment_209788

The fix will be in the next beta.

Daniel Arnott

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/209811#Comment_209811

Just out of interest how did such an obvious problem get past all the developers?

Wes Saad

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/211072#Comment_211072

Just out of interest how did such an obvious problem get past all the developers?

One man's fuzzy font is another man's better performance.

Ben

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/211203#Comment_211203

fuzzy font on windows 7 system also same problem.[^o)]

Tom Philpot

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/211221#Comment_211221

fuzzy font on windows 7 system also same problem.

If there is a problem with Windows font display, it's not the same issue as on the Mac. The Windows and Mac code use platform specific rendering technologies for the font rendering. We've discovered the cause of the issue on the Mac and it will be fixed in the next beta release, while keeping the performance optimization we were going for that introduced the bug in the first place.

Wes Saad

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/211241#Comment_211241

We've discovered the cause of the issue on the Mac and it will be fixed in the next beta release, while keeping the performance optimization we were going for that introduced the bug in the first place.

Very nice!

Jeremy

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/211413#Comment_211413

I was just coming to post this problem. I thought it was just me so I gave it a day or so. I know my contacts makes everything I see a tad smaller, but the font fuzzies on my 13.3" MacBook Pro make it kinda hard to see. I'm glad a fix is in the works.

Martin Diers

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/211203#Comment_211203

It's amazing how much we have come to rely upon sub-pixel font rendering on our LCD displays. The moment we are stuck with standard anti-aliasing, it becomes painfully obvious.

And just think - before we all had LCD panels, ALL fonts looked fuzzy.

Mike Tourangeau

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/212530#Comment_212530

Is this problem considered "fixed" in the latest beta? I just jumped into the beta and I see the fonts as fuzzy too....

4.2a Beta 5 (4.21.4.9518)

Tom Philpot (Faithlife)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/214338#Comment_214338

Mike,

The font display was partially fixed in Beta 5. See this thread/post for more details: http://community.logos.com/forums/p/28896/214021.aspx#214021

Martin Diers

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/212530#Comment_212530

Sub-pixel anti-aliasing is back in B6. Yea!