Comments on: How to Detect Font-Smoothing Using JavaScript http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/ A Blog about Client Side Web Technology Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:00:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: James http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-3327 James Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:59:49 +0000 http://www.useragentman.com/blog/?p=338#comment-3327 Great solution. Many thanks dude :-) Great solution. Many thanks dude :-)

]]> By: Lars G. Sehested http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-2311 Lars G. Sehested Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:15:39 +0000 http://www.useragentman.com/blog/?p=338#comment-2311 @Matt Stow: If you change "32px Arial" to e.g. "12px Arial" in line 55 of TypeHelpers, it will only set "hasFontSmoothing-true" if ClearType is enabled. I suppose it would be easy to run a test at each font size to distinguish between none, Standard or ClearType. @Matt Stow: If you change “32px Arial” to e.g. “12px Arial” in line 55 of TypeHelpers, it will only set “hasFontSmoothing-true” if ClearType is enabled. I suppose it would be easy to run a test at each font size to distinguish between none, Standard or ClearType.

]]> By: Sven http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 Sven Tue, 11 May 2010 08:56:47 +0000 http://www.useragentman.com/blog/?p=338#comment-1416 I am absolutely loving this solution! Many thanks :) I am absolutely loving this solution!

Many thanks :)

]]> By: teoulas http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-844 teoulas Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:24:50 +0000 http://www.useragentman.com/blog/?p=338#comment-844 Nice one. Here's how to disable font anti-aliasing in Gnome, if you haven't found out yet: Go to System > Preferences > Appearance. Click 'Fonts' and then select 'Monochrome' rendering. For more control over font rendering click the 'Details...' button. Screenshot: http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4710/screenshotappearancepre.png Nice one.

Here’s how to disable font anti-aliasing in Gnome, if you haven’t found out yet:
Go to System > Preferences > Appearance. Click ‘Fonts’ and then select ‘Monochrome’ rendering. For more control over font rendering click the ‘Details…’ button.

Screenshot: http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4710/screenshotappearancepre.png

]]> By: Today Web Roundup http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Today Web Roundup Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:15:33 +0000 http://www.useragentman.com/blog/?p=338#comment-831 [...] How to Detect if a Client is using Font Anti aliasing : http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/ [...] [...] How to Detect if a Client is using Font Anti aliasing : http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/ [...]

]]> By: zoltan http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-385 zoltan Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:37:47 +0000 http://www.useragentman.com/blog/?p=338#comment-385 Paul Irish told me about an Active X control that can do just that, but we discovered it wasn't on every IE install. I don't believe there is any way to detect a specific font-smoothing technology in the other browsers. :-/ Paul Irish told me about an Active X control that can do just that, but we discovered it wasn’t on every IE install. I don’t believe there is any way to detect a specific font-smoothing technology in the other browsers. :-/

]]> By: Matt Stow http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Matt Stow Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:20:59 +0000 http://www.useragentman.com/blog/?p=338#comment-384 It would be good if this could detect whether ClearType was being used as opposed to just standard font smoothing too. It would be good if this could detect whether ClearType was being used as opposed to just standard font smoothing too.

]]> By: Weekly Digest for February 2nd — Hello. My name is Václav Vančura. http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Weekly Digest for February 2nd — Hello. My name is Václav Vančura. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:20:49 +0000 http://www.useragentman.com/blog/?p=338#comment-365 [...] How to Detect Font-Smoothing Using JavaScript [...] [...] How to Detect Font-Smoothing Using JavaScript [...]

]]> By: zoltan http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-350 zoltan Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:26:50 +0000 http://www.useragentman.com/blog/?p=338#comment-350 @Agos: That's intreresting. That would imply that either the iphone's browser doesn't support canvas, or that that fonts in canvas don't render the same as in plain HTML. I'll have to see if I can test on a friend's iphone and update the routine. Thanks for letting me know - I'll let you know when there is a fix. @Agos: That’s intreresting. That would imply that either the iphone’s browser doesn’t support canvas, or that that fonts in canvas don’t render the same as in plain HTML. I’ll have to see if I can test on a friend’s iphone and update the routine. Thanks for letting me know – I’ll let you know when there is a fix.

]]> By: Agos http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Agos Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:16:11 +0000 http://www.useragentman.com/blog/?p=338#comment-348 Testing it on the iPhone yelds negative results, but AFAIK subpixel AA is always active on the iPhone. Testing it on the iPhone yelds negative results, but AFAIK subpixel AA is always active on the iPhone.

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