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Improve font rendering to be on par with Firefox or at least original Edge
Dean72 Do you run Windows? If so, MS Edge works in high-contrast mode. For more details, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13862/windows-10-use-high-contrast-mode
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
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- DeletedApr 09, 2020
Mitchris Thanks for checking in with us. We haven't received any public announcements from the team about this since I last posted, but you all will be some of the first to know if/when we have updates!
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Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge- msibilleJul 21, 2020Copper Contributor
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Is this even on the radar of MS?
After this much time, it would seem MS would either fix it in an update, or provide the courtesy of detailed instructions for a work around using someone else's product.
I am sure many others like me want to know if there is something forth-coming, or if we should switch browsers.
- trparkyJul 21, 2020Brass ContributorI'd like to know as well; this is getting to be a little annoying that we've not heard anything from Microsoft regarding this issue.
- craig10xJul 05, 2020Brass Contributor
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As you can see...many are disappointed that nothing has been done about improving the web page rendering up to Firefox level... The Chrome developers are aware of the problem but have never done anything about it... Actually, if the Edge/Chrome developers would do it..don't you realize it would give Edge a BIG PLUS over using regular Chrome...and attract more users to using Edge... Isn't that enough incentive to work on this quickly?
I shouldn't have to use a chrome extension (Font Rendering Enhancer) to improve Web Page Rendering and get darker and sharper fonts...
Meanwhile went back to using Firefox where rendering is beautiful and i don't need to add anything to get it...I'd love to return to Edge...but not as it is now....
Could you please see to it that it is taken of and then notify us here as soon as it has been implemented?
Thanks...Craig
- ikjadoonJul 13, 2020Bronze Contributor
I'm likewise sad to see slow progress here, some 15 months later. The latest Top Feedback Summary includes "some web page fonts are blurry" under review for ~10 weeks, but without any discussion linked, unfortunately. MissyQ's explanation (from the original May 5th addition😞
Next, we’ve seen some varying feedback specifically around fonts and how they render. Newly added to Under Review, Some web page fonts are blurry is now something we’re tracking. This is an item that holds a few different situations under its umbrella, so expect us to provide updates on this that may only address one aspect at a time.
She does note "rendering", which seems like a feature request and not a bug (plenty of bug reports on simply blurry fonts, i.e., pixelated), but she did not reply to a follow-up posted on May 6th to clarify.
Is thicker font rendering, a la Edge Legacy, Firefox, IE, etc. as we wrote in this thread, actually under official review and is being tracked? And, then, where should we be voicing support, if not this thread?