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    IE9 font blurry

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by bigbulus, Jun 23, 2011.

  1. bigbulus

    bigbulus Notebook Consultant

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    I just installed IE9 and it appears that fonts in most sites are blurry. The only way to work around this is using Compatibility View, which works for most sites, but don't work at gmail. I use gmail a lot to send receive email and this blurry font really drives me crazy. Any solution on this?
     
    bigbulus, Jun 23, 2011
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  2. redrazor11

    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    The problem is "Clear Type" which is enabled by default with IE9. No way to disable it either...


    So, either uninstall IE9 and revert back to IE8, or pick up a different Browser (chrome, Firefox, safari, etc)
     
    redrazor11, Jun 23, 2011
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  3. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    Are you saying that you cannot use Compatibility Mode with gmail? It can be manually added via Tools > Compatibility View Settings

    I used to use CM w/ gmail, but stopped having gmail problems and now use normal view. I just put it in CM again and it the page doesn't render correctly, so that's gonna be an issue for you too. :(
     
    anseio, Jun 23, 2011
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  4. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    Are you running your computer at 100% DPI as well as at its native resolution? If not this may explain the issue on sites other than Gmail.
     
    JOSEA, Jun 23, 2011
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  5. shakennstirred

    shakennstirred Notebook Evangelist

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    it can also be a problem with hardware acceleration on ie9
    try turning it off in internet options or changing setting in your graphic card setting if u can
     
    shakennstirred, Jun 24, 2011
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