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Edge adds ClearType text rendering | Microsoft's own font rendering technology
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.
thanks for the comparisons, those are good improvements that ClearType brings to Edge.
- Can confirm here as well that the flag is gone as of now. Hope it returns back with all issues sorted so that the ClearType rendering can apply to any text.
- Yeah definitely!
Has this been removed in 863, I can't find the flag anymore after today's update?
PeteGomersall wrote:Has this been removed in 863, I can't find the flag anymore after today's update?
Yes you are right, .863 was a light update, didn't have noticeable new features and also removed that feature from flags. hope it comes back in the future.
