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I have switched my programming environment from Windows 7 to Mac OS X Lion, and I missed the Windows' crispy front rendering, for example, under Eclipse, you can check the screenshots.
OS X:
Windows:
Of course there are differences in font family and size, but the Windows version seems has better font rendering.
Are there any setting in OS X I can improve the typography?
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Apple love that anti-aliasing method so much that they hammered it into Safari on the Windows platform: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/06/12.html and http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/06/whats-wrong-with-apples-font-rendering.html
– Mark Henderson – 2012-08-07T01:50:55.0772@MarkHenderson Newer versions of Safari use native text rendering on Windows. – Lri – 2012-08-10T10:35:53.573
2For those wondering why there's a difference, the short answer is that OS X's rendering values fidelity to the typeface over crispness, whereas Windows' rendering values crispness over fidelity to the typeface. The ultimate solution is to upgrade to a Retina display, where antialiasing becomes moot. – Spiff – 2012-08-13T09:54:04.553