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Anonymous
Apr 09, 2019

Improve font rendering to be on par with Firefox or at least original Edge

The thing that always made me swithc back to Firefox when trying out Chromium based web browsers was font rendering. You can even see that in the UI of Chromium-Edge, where the Segoe UI font is much ...
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Anonymous
Feb 14, 2020

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

 

Here's some more info from our https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/whats-new, "both the web browser and web content now fully support the high contrast themes available in Windows. This feature brings significantly improved legibility and readability of textual content. Our implementation of high contrast in the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge matches the support we offer in legacy Microsoft Edge, and guarantees text readability against any background by adding a text backplate filled with the system background color."
 
Hopefully that helps!
 
Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
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Mitchris
Iron Contributor
Apr 04, 2020

Deleted Do you know anything about changes in this subject? When can we expect them? 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Apr 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!

     

    Fawkes (they/them)
    Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

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      msibille
      Copper Contributor
      Jul 21, 2020

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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.

      • trparky's avatar
        trparky
        Brass Contributor
        Jul 21, 2020
        I'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.
    • craig10x's avatar
      craig10x
      Brass Contributor
      Jul 05, 2020

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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

       

      • ikjadoon's avatar
        ikjadoon
        Bronze Contributor
        Jul 13, 2020

        craig10x 

         

        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?

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