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Edge adds ClearType text rendering | Microsoft's own font rendering technology
Microsoft Edge Version 91.0.862.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit) comes with this new feature flag:
Enhance text contrast
Renders text using the same contrast and gamma settings that are used elsewhere in Windows. Run the ClearType Text Tuner to adjust the contrast and gamma settings for your monitor. – Windows
#edge-enhance-text-contrast- This is awesome news! Chromium browsers have excessively soft font rendering, and I really hope this won't be the case anymore when it comes to Edge!
- This is clearly one of the best additions to Edge. Will resolve a lot of issues related to text rendering as compared to the Legacy Edge.
I applied the flag and currently the ClearType rendering can be seen while the page is loading, but not after the page has loaded. Hoping for it to get fixed in future builds.- I personally haven't seen/noticed much rendering issues so I'd need a good comparison to tell the difference.
- the difference is that much? do you have a side by side comparison?
HotCakeX okay so I did a side-by-side test on some websites for the whole day, an I must really admit that it is totally a game changer! Surely gives an Edge over other browsers, and brings rendering at par with Legacy Edge.
Check these screenshots (Left is Edge Canary with the flag enabled, right is Edge Stable):
Article from The Verge (Snip 1)Article from The Verge (Snip 2)Article from Windows Central
As you can see, there is a huge difference. The difference can clearly be seen on light fonts, as the difference is there but is felt less on the third screenshot from Windows Central. I also saw that the rendering for some reason does not applies to Tech Community after the page has finished loading, so once the feature improves in the future, it will be a great addition.
